Boston Tea Party
柯林斯詞典
1. N a raid in 1773 made by citizens of Boston (disguised as Indians) on three British ships in the harbour as a protest against taxes on tea and the monopoly given to the East India Company. The contents of several hundred chests of tea were dumped into the harbour 波士頓傾茶事件; 1773年，為了抵制茶稅和反抗東印度公司對茶葉交易的壟斷，扮作印第安人的波士頓居民在港口對三艘英國船只進行了突然襲擊，將數(shù)百箱茶葉傾倒在海內(nèi)[美國英語] [history]
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