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词汇 victory garden
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Definition of victory garden in US English:

victory garden

noun
  • A vegetable garden, especially a home garden, planted to increase food production during a war.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘The Greatest generation got to save old tires, dig a victory garden, forego sugar,’ wrote Margaret Carlson of Time magazine.
    • We collected cans for the war effort, bought bonds and planted victory gardens.
    • Across the country, families planted victory gardens - 20 million of them, producing 40 percent of the nation's vegetables in backyards and on rooftops.
    • We are in a time of crisis, and our government is not telling us to tighten our belts and grow a victory garden.
    • Is World War III worth it if it gets people planting victory gardens and giving blood?
    • I don't own a munitions factory, nor do I have any interest in running for office. Uncle Sam has yet to ask me to plant a victory garden or sew blankets.
    • There has been no call for rationing, victory gardens, or buying war bonds.
    • Maybe I'll plant a victory garden in the backseat.
    • During World War II, Porky Pig sold war bonds and Popeye planted a victory garden (spinach, naturally).
    • During the years of World War II he had cultivated a victory garden in a vacant lot, in addition to his own backyard garden.

Definition of victory garden in US English:

victory garden

noun
  • A vegetable garden, especially a home garden, planted to increase food production during a war.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • During World War II, Porky Pig sold war bonds and Popeye planted a victory garden (spinach, naturally).
    • I don't own a munitions factory, nor do I have any interest in running for office. Uncle Sam has yet to ask me to plant a victory garden or sew blankets.
    • Maybe I'll plant a victory garden in the backseat.
    • Across the country, families planted victory gardens - 20 million of them, producing 40 percent of the nation's vegetables in backyards and on rooftops.
    • We collected cans for the war effort, bought bonds and planted victory gardens.
    • ‘The Greatest generation got to save old tires, dig a victory garden, forego sugar,’ wrote Margaret Carlson of Time magazine.
    • Is World War III worth it if it gets people planting victory gardens and giving blood?
    • During the years of World War II he had cultivated a victory garden in a vacant lot, in addition to his own backyard garden.
    • There has been no call for rationing, victory gardens, or buying war bonds.
    • We are in a time of crisis, and our government is not telling us to tighten our belts and grow a victory garden.
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