英语词汇rat catcher的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	rat catcher
词源	Rat Catcher. A little-known nickname of Winston Churchill during World War I, because he said of the German fleet: “If they do not come out to fight, they will be dug out like rats from a hole.” Churchill was first lord of the Admiralty at the time the war broke out but lost his cabinet post after the failure of the Dardanelles campaign, which he had supported.
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