beat one's swords into ploughshares

短语

铸剑为犁

发音

AU

词形变化

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别名

beat one's swords into plowshares

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To refrain from destructive military or paramilitary acts (war, terrorism, etc.) and put energy and resources to peaceful ends that would otherwise go to violence.

    习语

    Since 1987, Mugabe has been the President of the country. Here is a man, who, at independence, made us believe that we had beaten our swords into ploughshares and our spears into pruning hooks only to torment Joshua Nkomo and his Zapu, as well as innocent civilians.

  2. 2.

    To convert military technologies to peaceful civilian applications.

    铸剑为犁

词源

From Isaiah 2:4 of the Bible.

来源：wiktionary