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WW1 At Home 11 - The 'White Feather' Campaign & a Popular WW1 French Tipple¹

Fri, 6 Jun 14

The birth of the 'White Feather' campaign in Folkestone, the pill boxes built to repel² the German army, and a World War One tipple from French that’s still enjoyed in Burnley today.

1 tipple   

n.常喝的酒；v.不断喝，饮烈酒

参考例句：

• My favourite tipple is a glass of port.我最喜欢喝的酒是波尔图葡萄酒。
• Scotch drinkers around the world tend to associate their favourite tipple with success and achievement.世界各地喝苏格兰威士忌的人，往往把他们最喜欢的这种烈酒，与成功和成就联系在一起。

2 repel   

v.击退，抵制，拒绝，排斥

参考例句：

• A country must have the will to repel any invader.一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。
• Particles with similar electric charges repel each other.电荷同性的分子互相排斥。