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单词 Pearl Harbour
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Definition of Pearl Harbour in English:

Pearl Harbour

(US Pearl Harbor)
noun ˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə
  • A sudden attack, especially one mounted without warning and bringing disaster; an unexpected and disastrous setback.

verb ˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə
  • with object To attack suddenly and without warning.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Capital (Topeka, Kansas). From Pearl Harbor, the name of a U.S. naval base on Oahu, one of the Hawaiian Islands, after Hawaiian Wai Momi, lit. ‘pearl waters’ from wai water + momi pearl
1940s; earliest use found in Times Record (Troy, New York). From Pearl Harbour.

Definition of Pearl Harbour in US English:

Pearl Harbour

(US Pearl Harbor)
nounˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə
  • A sudden attack, especially one mounted without warning and bringing disaster; an unexpected and disastrous setback.

verbˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə
  • with object To attack suddenly and without warning.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Capital (Topeka, Kansas). From Pearl Harbor, the name of a U.S. naval base on Oahu, one of the Hawaiian Islands, after Hawaiian Wai Momi, lit. ‘pearl waters’ from wai water + momi pearl<br>1940s; earliest use found in Times Record (Troy, New York). From Pearl Harbour.

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