the World War war of global proportions
Many senior citizens have been through two world wars...
很多年长的公民都经历了两次世界大战。
—— 柯林斯高阶英语词典At the end of the second world war he was working as a docker...
第二次世界大战结束时,他是一名码头工人。
—— 柯林斯高阶英语词典The Olympic suffered two crashes with other ships and went on to serve as a hospital ship and troop transport in World War I. Eventually, she was taken out of service in 1935, ending the era of the luxurious Olympic class ocean liners.
在第一次世界大战中,奥林匹克号与其他船只发生了两次碰撞,后来又负责医疗和军队的运输。(55)奥林匹克号最终于1935年退役,结束了豪华的奥林匹克级远洋客轮时代。
—— 给力词典精选But carrots got their biggest boost during the two world wars when food shortages forced people to eat them and governments told everyone how healthy carrots were
但是在两次世界大战期间胡萝卜的发展才获得了最强劲的推动,那时的食物短缺使得人们必须吃胡萝卜,而政府也开始宣传胡萝卜多么健康。
—— 给力词典精选Ever since the First World War, most developing countries have experienced a deteriorating trade condition.
第一次世界大战以来, 大多数发展中国家都遇到了一种不断恶化的贸易条件。
—— 辞典例句