释义
[ bruhs -uh lz ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈbrʌs əlz / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a city in and the capital of Belgium, in the central part.
Flemish
Brus·sel [br y s -uh l]; /ˈbrüs əl/; French
Bruxelles .
Words nearby Brussels brushwork, brushy, brusque, brusquely, brusquerie, Brussels , Brussels carpet, Brussels griffon, Brussels lace, Brussels sprout, brussen
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Example sentences from the Web for Brussels They are both viewed in essence like eating Brussels sprouts.
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Other Western cities have been attacked as well, including Madrid, London, Brussels and Ottawa.
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And the people on the airplane with Duncan through Brussels and Washington, D.C. are also in the clear.
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As of Wednesday, there were suspected Ebola patients in hospitals in Cyprus, Rome, Brussels , Paris and London.
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“I found myself in a very dangerous situation,” Kadouni told me recently by phone from Brussels , where he now lives.
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The train at last drew into the main station at Brussels half an hour after midnight.
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The King entered Brussels on the 21st of July, and was well received.
The Greville Memoirs | Charles C. F. Greville
From the field of Waterloo, I rode into Brussels with a broken arm and a sabre-cut in the head.
The Portent and Other Stories | George MacDonald
I and young B——, whom you may remember at Oxford, were at a ball together at Brussels , and what do you think we did?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 | Various
Brussels , where two of her marmots rest, is one of her most frequent stations.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Vol. XV., No. 85. January, 1875. | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for Brussels noun the capital of Belgium, in the central part: became capital of Belgium in 1830; seat of the European Commission. Pop: 999 899 (2004 est) Flemish name: Brussel (ˈbrysəl ) French name: Bruxelles
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Cultural definitions for Brussels Capital of Belgium and largest city in the country, located in central Belgium; a commercial, industrial, financial, administrative, and cultural center.
notes for Brussels Several international organizations, including NATO and the EU are headquartered in Brussels.
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