| 释义 | briny
 brin·yB0485600 (brī′nē)adj. brin·i·er, brin·i·est  Of, relating to, or resembling brine; salty.n. Chiefly British  The sea. Used with the.brin′i·ness n.
 briny(ˈbraɪnɪ) adj, brinier or briniestof or resembling brine; saltynthe briny  an informal name for the sea ˈbrininess nbrin•y1(ˈbraɪ ni)
 adj.  brin•i•er, brin•i•est.  of or like brine; salty.  [1600–10; brine + -y1]  brin′i•ness, n.
 brin•y2(ˈbraɪ ni)
 n.   the ocean.  [1825–35; brine + -y2] Thesaurus
 Translations| Noun | 1. |  briny - any very large body of (salt) watermainbody of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"high sea, international waters - the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nationhydrosphere - the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vaporoffing - the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing"territorial waters - the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction |  | Adj. | 1. | briny - slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep"brackishsalty - containing or filled with salt; "salt water" | 
 brine(brain)  noun very salty water. a jar of olives in brine. 滷水 盐水ˈbriny adjective (of water) very salty.  很鹹的 很咸的EncyclopediaSeeBrinebriny
 Synonyms for brinynoun any very large body of (salt) waterSynonymsRelated Wordsbody of waterwaterhigh seainternational watershydrosphereoffingterritorial waters
 adj slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)SynonymsRelated Words |