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词汇 Bevin boy
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Definition of Bevin boy in English:

Bevin boy

noun
  • (during the Second World War), a young man of age for National Service selected by lot to work as a miner.

    “贝文男孩”(指二战期间达到服兵役年龄但通过抽签被选定去做矿工的男青年)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bevin Boys are often known as the "Forgotten Conscripts".
    • Miners' sons were forced down the pits, and from December 1943 Bevin boys were employed.
    • He was immortalised in the ‘Bevin boys’, an alternative to National Service in which men from different backgrounds, including public schools, were conscripted to go down the mines.
    • With the ending of the order for prosecution of Bevin boys for non-attendance it became impractical to retain the compulsory labour force.
    • In another you can see the Bevin boys, the miners who ensured Britain did not run out of coal during the war.

Origin

Named after Ernest Bevin (see Bevin, Ernest).

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