单词 | John Speke |
释义 | John Speke (once / 1477414 pages) n WORD FAMILY John Speke USAGE EXAMPLESJohn Speke, English explorer in Africa, discovers Victoria Nyanza, a vast lake of nearly the area of Scotland, and principal source of the White Nile. Various, The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6—Aug...(2010) The effigy of Sir John Speke rests in the chapel; the carving behind the figure is very elaborate. Addleshaw, Percy, Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Ch...(2010) n English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864) Syn|Exp John Hanning Speke, Speke adventurer, explorer someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) |
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