beat one's swords into ploughshares

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  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. idiomatic
    — There are two choices before us: We can beat our plowshares into swords and prepare for war, or we can beat our swords into plowshares and prepare for peace.
  2. To convert military technologies to peaceful civilian applications.
    — And as for “beating our swords into plowshares” in the case of peacetime utilization of actual war implements: The United States Forest Service is testing the Pyrogel (goop) incendiary mixture for burning slash in forest areas. The Chemical Warfare Service in Hawaii is reconverting Napalm incendiary filler into liquid soap for use by the local military. Incendiary bombs have been furnished for experimentation in removing stumps in areas where means other than burning is impossible.

词形变化

beats one's swords into ploughshares present,singular,third-person beating one's swords into ploughshares participle,present beat one's swords into ploughshares past beaten one's swords into ploughshares participle,past beat one's swords into ploughshares participle,past beat one's swords into plowshares alternative

词源

From Isaiah 2:4 of the Bible.
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