purple heart
- IPA[ˈpərp(ə)l ˌhärt]
美式
- (in the US) a military decoration for those wounded or killed in action, established in 1782 and re-established in 1932.;a large tree of the rainforests of Central and South America, with dark purplish-brown timber which blackens on contact with water.
noun: Purple Heart, plural noun: Purple Hearts
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. (in the US) a military decoration for those wounded or killed in action, established in 1782 and re-established in 1932.
- 2. a large tree of the rainforests of Central and South America, with dark purplish-brown timber which blackens on contact with water.
- 3. British informal a mauve-colored heart-shaped stimulant tablet, especially of amphetamine.
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- IPA[ˈpəːpl hɑːt]
英式
- (in the US) a decoration for members of the armed forces wounded or killed in action, ...
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