Peace Corps

英 [piːs kɔː(r)]

美 [piːs kɔːr]

n.  和平队， 和平工作团 (美国机构，送美国青年去其他国家义务工作以建立国际友谊)

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牛津词典

noun

• 和平队， 和平工作团 （美国机构，送美国青年去其他国家义务工作以建立国际友谊）
  a US organization that sends young Americans to work in other countries without pay in order to create international friendship

柯林斯词典

• 和平队（美国派往发展中国家协助开展各类项目的年轻人组织）
  The Peace Corpsis an American organization that sends young people to help with projects in developing countries.

双语例句

• This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Peace Corps.
  这周是美国和平部队第五十个周年纪念日。
• Within months of taking office in1961, Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps.
  1961年肯尼迪就任总统几个月后，签署了一项建立和平队的行政命令。
• By1974, the Peace Corps had been invited to work in69 countries, an all-time high.
  到1974年，和平队应邀在69个国家工作，这是到那时为止的最高纪录。
• Through the important partnerships with FAO and WFP, Peace Corps volunteers will have access to more tools and technical expertise to help improve food security in the communities they serve.
  通过与粮农组织和粮食计划署结成重要的合作关系，和平队志愿者们将能获得更多的手段和专业技术来帮助加强他们所服务的社区的粮食保障。
• Last summer, Peace Corps volunteers in Namibia created a health education program geared toward teens and young adults.
  去年夏天，在纳米比亚的和平队志愿者创立了一个针对青少年的健康教育计划。
• President John F.Kennedy created the Peace Corps in1961.
  约翰·肯尼迪总统1961年创建了和平队。
• Peace Corps youth and community development volunteers work with communities to form youth groups, clubs and sports teams.
  和平队青年及社区发展志愿者们与有关社区合作，成立青年组织、俱乐部及运动队。
• The enthusiastic crowd turned out to be mostly Peace Corps workers from the United States.
  热情的人们原来几乎都是来自美国和平队的工人。
• A grandiose proposal to establish a Chinese Peace Corps was floated, too.
  甚至还有人提出了创建中国和平队这一宏伟计划。
• As a young man, Chris joined the Peace Corps, and taught English in Morocco.
  克里斯年轻时参加了和平队，在摩洛哥教英语。