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单词 Jenkins's Ear, War of
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Definition of Jenkins's Ear, War of in English:

Jenkins's Ear, War of

proper nounˈdʒɛŋkɪnzɪz

  • A war between England and Spain (1739). It was precipitated by a British sea captain, Robert Jenkins, who appeared before Parliament to produce what he claimed was his ear, cut off by the Spanish while they were carrying out a search of his ship in the Caribbean.

    詹金斯的耳朵战争（1739年英格兰与西班牙之间的战争，战争起因于一位英国船长拿着被割的耳朵来到议院展示，称这是西班牙人在加勒比海搜劫他的船时被割下的）

Definition of Jenkins's Ear, War of in US English:

Jenkins's Ear, War of

proper noun

  • A war between England and Spain (1739). It was precipitated by a British sea captain, Robert Jenkins, who appeared before Parliament to produce what he claimed was his ear, cut off by the Spanish while they were carrying out a search of his ship in the Caribbean.

    詹金斯的耳朵战争（1739年英格兰与西班牙之间的战争，战争起因于一位英国船长拿着被割的耳朵来到议院展示，称这是西班牙人在加勒比海搜劫他的船时被割下的）
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