单词 | big ben |
释义 | Big BenSEE SYNONYMS FOR Big Ben ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London, England. Origin of Big BenFirst recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby Big Benbig bang, big bang theory, big beast, big beat, Big Belt Mountains, Big Ben, Big Bend National Park, Big Bertha, Big Black River, Big Blue River, Big Board Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Big BenBig Ben nounthe bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London the clock in this tower the tower Word Origin for Big BenC19: named after Sir Benjamin Hall, Chief Commissioner of Works in 1856 when it was cast Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Big BenBig Ben The popular name for the huge clock mounted in a tower near the meeting place of the British Parliament in London. Big Ben strikes the quarter-hour with the familiar Westminster chimes. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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