"rapid attack," 1939, from German Blitzkrieg, from Blitz "lightning" (from Middle High German blicze, back-formation from bliczen "to flash," from Old High German blecchazzen "to flash, lighten" (8c.), from Proto-Germanic *blikkatjan, from PIE root *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn;" see bleach (v.)) + Krieg "war" (see kriegspiel).
实用例句
1. And though he acted with what seemed at the time like blitzkrieg aggressiveness , he regretted in later years that he hadn't moved even faster.
虽然他的行动在当时看来就像一场闪电战, 但他后来却后悔自己没能更快.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Adolf Hitler failed with his blitzkrieg to defeat the western alliance.
阿道夫·希特勒未能用闪电战击败西方同盟国.
来自辞典例句
3. Hitler's blitzkrieg attack on western Europe succeeded for a while.
希特勒对西欧发动闪电战得逞一时.
来自辞典例句
4. Axis Blitzkrieg no longer gives accuracy penalty.
闪电战不再有精度惩罚.
来自互联网
5. In German, Blitzkrieg means lightning war ( Blitz - Krieg ).
