the Siegfried Line
/ðə ˈsiːɡfriːd laɪn/
/ðə ˈsiːɡfriːd laɪn/
- (in the First World War) a line of military defence set up by the Germans in Belgium and France
齐格菲防线： 德国人在比利时和法国建立的军事防线 - (in the Second World War) the name given by the Allies to the German line of military defence between France and Germany. A song that was popular with British soldiers at the time began with the line, ‘We're gonna (= going to) hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line.’
齐格菲防线： 盟军给法德之间的德国军事防线指定的名称。当时一首在英国士兵中流行的歌曲始于这条线，“我们要去齐格弗里德线上洗衣服。”