英语词汇“british”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	british
释义	Trends of British View usage for: British (brɪtɪʃ) 1. adjective British means belonging or relating to the United Kingdom, or to its people or culture. ...the British government. ...traditional British cookery. 2. plural noun The British are the people of Great Britain. British in British English (ˈbrɪtɪʃ) adjective 1. relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Britain or any of the natives, citizens, or inhabitants of the United Kingdom 2. relating to or denoting the English language as spoken and written in Britain, esp the S dialect generally regarded as standard See also Southern British English, Received Pronunciation 3. relating to or denoting the ancient Britons 4. of or relating to the Commonwealth British subjects noun 5. (functioning as plural) the natives or inhabitants of Britain 6. the extinct Celtic language of the ancient Britons See also Brythonic Derived forms Britishness (ˈBritishness) noun British in American English (ˈbrɪtɪʃ) adjective 1. of or pertaining to the ancient Britons 2. of Great Britain or its people, language, or culture 3. of the Commonwealth noun 4. the language of the ancient Britons 5. British English Idioms: the British Word origin ME Brittish < OE Bryttisc < Bret, pl. Bryttas, name of the Celt inhabitants of Britain; of Celt orig. Examples of 'British' in a sentence British He sipped coffee in the lounge and picked out the British and German agents loitering in and around the airport building. Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002) A tram thudded across the entrance to the street, heading downhill towards the British Embassy. Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002) An Almatinvest representative got in touch with the British Embassy on Rogachev's behalf. Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2002) In other languages British British English: British /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ ADJECTIVE British means belonging or relating to Great Britain. ...the British government. American English: British Arabic: بَريطانِيِّ Brazilian Portuguese: britânico Chinese: 英国的 Croatian: britanski Czech: britský Danish: britisk Dutch: Brits European Spanish: británico Finnish: brittiläinen French: britannique German: britisch Greek: βρετανικός Italian: britannico Japanese: 英国の Korean: 영국의 Norwegian: britisk Polish: brytyjski European Portuguese: britânico Romanian: britanic Russian: британский Latin American Spanish: británico Swedish: brittisk Thai: เกี่ยวกับประเทศสหราชอาณาจักรอังกฤษ Turkish: İngiliz Ukrainian: британський Vietnamese: thuộc Vương Quốc Anh British English: British /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ NOUN The British are the people who come from Great Britain. American English: British Arabic: بَريطانِيِّ Brazilian Portuguese: nativo da Grã-Bretanha Chinese: 英国人 Croatian: Britanac Czech: Brit Danish: brite Dutch: Brit European Spanish: británicos Finnish: britit French: Britannique German: Brite Greek: Βρετανός Italian: britannico Japanese: 英国人 Korean: 영국 사람 Norwegian: brite Polish: Brytyjczyk European Portuguese: nativo da Grã-Bretanha Romanian: britanici Russian: британец Latin American Spanish: británico Swedish: britt Thai: ชาวสหราชอาณาจักร Turkish: İngiliz Ukrainian: британець Vietnamese: người Vương Quốc Anh All related terms of 'British' British lop a breed of large white pig with large drooping ears, originating from Wales , Cumberland , and Ulster pro-British in favour of or supporting Britain, its people, culture , etc the British the people of Great Britain Afro-British of or relating to British people of African descent anti-British opposed to anything characteristic of or relating to Britain British Asian A British Asian person is someone of Indian, Pakistani , or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain . British India the 17 provinces of India formerly governed by the British under the British sovereign : ceased to exist in 1947 when the independent states of India and Pakistan were created British Isles a group of islands in W Europe , consisting of Great Britain , Ireland , the Isle of Man , Orkney, Shetland , the Channel Islands belonging to Great Britain, and the islands adjacent to these British Lions a touring rugby union side composed of players invited from England, Scotland , Wales , and Ireland British List a list , maintained by the British Ornithologists' Union , of birds accepted as occurring at least once in the British Isles British Rail the organization that ran the British railway system from 1948 until privatization in the mid-1990s British warm an army officer's short thick overcoat British White a British breed of medium-sized white cattle with black points, bred mainly for meat British Council an organization founded (1934) to extend the influence of British culture and education throughout the world British disease → the British disease British Empire (formerly) the United Kingdom and the territories under its control, which reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I when it embraced over a quarter of the world's population and more than a quarter of the world's land surface British English the English language as spoken and written in England and as distinguished esp. from → American English British Guiana → Guyana British Legion an organization founded in 1921 to provide services and assistance for former members of the armed forces British Library the British national library , formed in 1973 from the British Museum library and other national collections : housed mainly in the British Museum until 1997 when a purpose-built library in St Pancras, London , was completed British Museum a museum in London , founded in 1753: contains one of the world's richest collections of antiquities and (until 1997) most of the British Library British Telecom the popular name for British Telecommunications Group plc, the dominant fixed line telecommunications and broadband internet provider in the United Kingdom British Cameroons a former British trust territory of West Africa British Columbia a province of W Canada , on the Pacific coast: largely mountainous with extensive forests , rich mineral resources , and important fisheries . Capital: Victoria . Pop: 4 400 057 (2011 est). Area: 930 532 sq km (359 279 sq miles) British Columbian of or relating to British Columbia or its inhabitants British Honduras → Belize British Israelite a member of a religious movement claiming that the British people are descended from the lost tribes of Israel British longhair a breed of large cat with a semi-long thick soft coat British shorthair a breed of large cat with a short dense coat British Somaliland a former British protectorate (1884–1960) in E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden : united with Italian Somaliland in 1960 to form Somalia (or the Somali Republic ); in 1991 the self-styled republic of Somaliland, covering the same area as the former British Somaliland, declared itself independent and continues to function largely as a separate entity , though without international recognition British New Guinea the W part of the island of New Guinea : formerly under Dutch rule , becoming a province of Indonesia in 1963. Capital: Jayapura . Pop: 2 220 934 (2000). Area: 416 990 sq km (161 000 sq miles) British East Africa the former British possessions of Uganda , Kenya , Tanganyika , and Zanzibar , before their independence in the 1960s British North America (formerly) Canada or its constituent regions or provinces that formed part of the British Empire British Sign Language the main sign language used by deaf people in the United Kingdom British Standard Time the standard time used in Britain all the year round from 1968 to 1971, set one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and equalling Central European Time British Summer Time British Summer Time is a period in the spring and summer during which the clocks are put forward , so that people can have an extra hour of daylight in the evening. British thermal unit a unit of heat in the fps system equal to the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water by 1° F . 1 British thermal unit is equivalent to 1055.06 joules or 251.997 calories British West Africa the former British possessions of Nigeria , The Gambia , Sierra Leone , and the Gold Coast (now Ghana ), and the former trust territories of Togoland and Cameroons British West Indies a former name for the states in the Caribbean that are members of the Commonwealth : the Bahamas, Barbados , Jamaica , Trinidad and Tobago , Antigua and Barbuda , Saint Kitts and Nevis , Dominica , Grenada , Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; along with the islands which remain as United Kingdom dependencies : Anguilla , the Cayman Islands, Montserrat , the Turks and Caicos Islands and the British Virgin Islands Royal British Legion an organization founded in 1921 to provide services and assistance for former members of the armed forces the British disease the pattern of strikes and industrial unrest in the 1970s and early 1980s supposed by many during this time to be endemic in Britain and to weaken the British economy British National Party a far-right political party British Technology Group an organization formed in 1981 by the merger of the National Enterprise Board and the National Research and Development Corporation to encourage and finance technological innovation : privatized in 2000 British Virgin Islands a UK Overseas Territory in the Caribbean , consisting of 36 islands in the E Virgin Islands: formerly part of the Federation of the Leeward Islands (1871–1956). Capital: Road Town, on Tortola. Pop: 31 912 (2013 est). Area: 153 sq km (59 sq miles) Southern British English the dialect of spoken English regarded as standard in England and considered as having high social status in comparison with other British English dialects. Historically, it is derived from the S East Midland dialect of Middle English long white lop-eared a breed of large white pig with large drooping ears, originating from Wales , Cumberland , and Ulster British Airports Authority (formerly, in Britain ) an organization that ran three state-owned airports in the London area British and Irish Lions a touring rugby union side composed of players invited from England, Scotland , Wales , and Ireland British Antarctic Territory a UK Overseas Territory in the S Atlantic ( claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty ): created in 1962 and consisting of the South Shetland Islands , the South Orkney Islands, and Graham Land; formerly part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies British Red Cross Society the British branch of the Red Cross Society Chinese translation of 'British' British (ˈbrɪtɪʃ) adj 英国(國)的 (Yīngguó de) n pl the British 英国(國)人 (Yīngguórén) All related terms of 'British' the British 英国(國)人 Yīngguórén British Isles ▶ the British Isles 不列颠群岛(島) Bùlièdiān Qúndǎo in British waters 在英国(國)海域 zài Yīngguó hǎiyù the British Isles 不列颠群岛(島) Bùlièdiān Qúndǎo under British rule 在英国(國)的统(統)治下 zài Yīngguó de tǒngzhì xià a British-made car 一辆(輛)英国(國)制(製)造的汽车(車) yīliàng Yīngguó zhìzào de qìchē China's introduction to British ballet 中国(國)首次接触(觸)英国(國)芭蕾 Zhōngguó shǒucì jiēchù Yīngguó bāléi BST British Summer Time 英国(國)夏令时(時) Yīngguó Xiàlìngshí BBC British Broadcasting Corporation
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