jackboot
n.(过膝的军用)长统靴,铁靴政策(强迫别人屈服的粗暴手段),压迫者
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jackboot为短语/超纲词汇
jackboot
/'dʒækbu:t; `dʒæk,but/
n
1 tall boot, esp one worn by certain soldiers 长统靴(尤指某些军人穿的).
2 (fig 比喻) military oppression; tyranny 军事压迫; 暴政
*under the jackboot of a dictatorial regime 在专制制度的暴政下.
jackboot
n[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Perhaps from jack 'soldier's coat' (14-19 centuries) (from French jaque; JACKET) + boot]
a boot worn by soldiers that covers their leg up to the knee
>jackbootedadj