British

['britiʃ]

n. 英国人

adj. 英国的；英国人的；大不列颠的

(高雅 1183/24056)

a.

1. 大不列颠的; 英国的

2. 英国人的

3. 英国英语的

n.

1. (总称)英国人[the S][K]

The British drink a lot of tea.

英国人喝很多茶。

2. 英国英语[U]

British

British['britiʃ]adj.1.■2.■(大)不列颠的3.■英国的4.■英联邦的5.■6.■(大)不列颠人的7.■英国人的8.■英国英语的9.■古英国的；古不列颠的n.1.■[the B-][总称]2.■英国人3.■英联邦人4.■英国英语5.■古不列颠南方人的凯尔特语言the best of British luck(或best of British)见 best

1. of or relating to Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or to its people or language
   （有关）大不列颠的，（有关）英国的；（有关）英国人的；（有关）英语的
   
2. of the British Commonwealth or (formerly) the British Empire
   英联邦的；英帝国的
   

1. [as plural noun the British]the British people
   英国人
   

1. Old English Brettisc 'relating to the ancient Britons', from Bret 'Briton', from Latin Britto, or its Celtic equivalent
   

British

British

■The word "postman" is used in British English.

"postman"一词用於英国英语中。

■Expansionism was advocated by many British politicians in the late 19th century.

19世纪末，英国许多政客鼓吹扩张主义。

■A young Chinese woman enters the British Consul's Office.

一位年轻的中国妇女步入英国领事处。

■The House of Commons and the House of Lords comprise/compose/constitute the British Parliament.

下议院和上议院组成了英国国会。

■British Columbia is a province of Canada.

不列颠哥伦比亚是加拿大的一个省。

■Where did you learn this British folk song,any-way?

不管怎么样，你到底是在哪里学会唱这首英国民歌的?

■Dominion or rule, especially the British rule over India(1757-1947).

主权，统治管辖或统治，尤指英国对印度的统治(1757－1947年)

■A British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 to serve as a home guard and later incorporated into the Territorial Army.

义勇骑兵成立于1761年的一支英国志愿骑兵队，保卫本国安全，后被并入本土军队。

■A former British colony and protectorate of southern Arabia, part of Southern Yemen(now Yemen) since 1967.

亚丁以前为英国的殖民地及阿拉伯半岛南部的一个保护国，1967年以后是南也门(现也门)的一部分。

■Aden is a former British protectorate.

亚丁以前是英国的保护领地。

■British prisoners used to be transported to Australia.

从前英国的囚犯常被流放到澳大利亚。

■In former times the British army kept lots of soldiers at Fort William in Scotland.

从前英国陆军经常把大批士兵派驻在苏格兰的威廉堡。

■They reacted to the appalling weather with typical British stoicism.

他们忍受着恶劣天气的煎熬,表现了英国人典型的坚韧不拔的精神。

■Their aim is to regenerate British industry.

他们的目的是复兴英国的工业。

■He had been Governor of a British Protectorate.

他做过英国保护领地的总督。

■His blood boiled with honest British exultation.

他具有老实的英国人的本色。

■He's just published his observations on British bird life.

他刚发表了英国鸟类生活观察报告。

■He had something to do with the British Embassy.

他和英国大使馆有些关系。

■He was awarded a knighthood in recognition of his truly great contribution to the British cinema.

他因对英国电影的贡献而被授予爵位。

■He is a Dane inasmuch as he was born in Denmark, but he became a British citizen at the age of 30.

他按其出生在丹麦来说是丹麦人，但他在30岁时成了英国公民。

■He is a British to his fingertips.

他是个地道的英国人。

■He is a British emigrant to Australia.

他是个移居澳大利亚的英国人。

■He is a British subject.

他是英国国民或臣民。

■He is a gunner of the British navy.

他是英国海军的一名炮手。

■He is of British nationality.

他是英国籍。

■He had a fling with a British model.

他曾和一位英国模特有染。

■He's been called the mew genius of British opera.

他正被人们称作英国歌剧的新天才。

■He is British by birth although he was born in America.

他虽然生在美国，但父母是英国人。

■He speaks British English.

他说英国英语。

■Hugh Grant is a famous British actor.

休葛兰是很有名的英国演员。

■Have you done the British Museum yet?

你参观过大英博物馆吗?

■If you compare British football with American football you'll find many differences.

你把英式足球与美式足球作一比较，便会发现许多不同之处。

■Your carrier for this flight is British Airways.

你的这一班机是英国航空公司的飞机。

■Do you know the locations of the British Isles?

你知道不列颠群岛的位置吗？

■For several years more foreign cars have been sold in Britain than British ones; the government is now being asked to limit the sales of foreign cars to give British companies a chance to make up leeway.

几年来，外国轿车在英国的销量一直比英国的大; 英国公司正在要求其政府对外国(进口)轿车的销售加以限制，以便给它们一个迎头赶上的机会。

■British singer noted for his comic stage persona, a wry and nostalgic Highlander.

劳德，哈里·麦克伦南1870－1950美国歌唱家，以讽刺怀旧的苏格兰高地人的喜剧舞台形象而著名

■The British first colonized Australia in the 18th century.

十八世纪时英国人最先拓殖澳洲。

■A British coin worth one half of a new penny.

半便士一种英国硬币，币值是新版便士的一半

■British nurse who organized(1854) and directed a unit of field nurses during the Crimean War and is considered the founder of modern nursing.

南丁格尔，弗洛伦斯1820－1910英国护士，在克里米亚战争中组织领导野战医院(1854年)并被视为现代护理的奠基人

■India was once a British colony.

印度曾是英国的殖民地。

■An official who assists a British sheriff and who has the power to execute writs, processes, and arrests.

司法官协助英国执行官的官员，有权执行令状、发传票以及逮捕

■British actor and director particularly noted for his performances in and productions of Shakespearean plays.

吉尔古德，(阿瑟)约翰生于1904英国演员和导演，尤以其表演和制作莎士比亚的作品而闻名

■British writer best known for his novels about poverty and hardship, such as New Grub Street(1891).

吉辛，乔治·罗伯特1857－1903英国作家，以其关于贫穷和艰辛的小说最出名，比如新穷人街(1891年)

■British essayist noted for his trenchant literary criticism. His works include The Characters of Shakespeare's Plays(1817).

哈兹利特，威廉1778－1830因犀利的文学批评而闻名的英国散文家，他的作品包括莎士比亚戏剧中的人物(1817年)

■British biochemist. He shared a1929 Nobel Prize for research on the fermentation of sugars.

哈登，阿瑟1865－1940英国生物化学家，因在糖发酵上的研究而获1929年的诺贝尔奖

■By accident of birth (ie Because of where he happened to be born) he is entitled to British citizenship.

因出生的造化，他成为英国公民(因有缘生於该地).

■His English improved enormously because of his association with British people.

因和英国人联系频繁，他的英语突飞猛进。

■The king laid British tribes under tribute.

国王强迫不列颠各部族向他进贡。

■In the massacre that followed the British quitting India, there was a photographer who made a sorrowing Indian family bury and rebury its dead several times till he got a perfect shot.

在英国刚刚从印度殖民地撤走之后的大屠杀中，有个摄影记者竟让一位死者悲痛的家人们数度将埋葬好的亲人挖出来再埋下去，直到获得一张满意的照片为止。

■In British India, district commissioners had judicial powers.

在过去的英属印度，地区长官有审判权。