| 词汇 | turn swords into ploughshares |
| 释义 | Idiom turn swords into ploughsharesbeat/turn swords into ploughshares formal to stop preparing for war and to start using the money you previously spent on weapons to improve people's lives.It would have been unrealistic to expect a country like the United States to turn swords into ploughshares the moment the Cold War ended. turn swords into ploughsharesTo abstain from destructive activities, such as war and violence (symbolized by swords), in favor of peaceful, constructive activities (symbolized by ploughshares, a farming implement). The phrase comes from the Bible. We must turn swords into ploughshares so that our children can inherit a peaceful world. beat/turn swords into ˈploughshares(literary) stop fighting and return to peaceful activitiesThis comes from the Bible. A ploughshare is a blade that forms part of a plough (= a large piece of farming equipment used for cutting the soil). |
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