| 单词 | firth |
| 释义 | firth (once / 49661 pages) n WORD FAMILY firth: firths USAGE EXAMPLESSterling, though, fell against the US dollar for the firth quarter running – the worst run since 1984. The Guardian(Oct 02, 2016) The images were taken from the shores of the Cromarty and Moray firths. BBC(Sep 21, 2016) The firth is used for anchoring rigs during winter and downtime from work. BBC(Jan 12, 2016) n a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland) Exp|Hyper Firth of Clyde a firth on the southwestern coast of Scotland emptying into the North Channel Firth of Fortha large firth on the east coast of Scotland and the estuary of the Forth River; location of Edinburgh Moray Firthan inlet of the North Sea on the northeast coast of Scotland Solway Firtha large firth on the west coast of Britain between England and Scotland estuary the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix Firth (once / 8425 pages) n WORD FAMILY Firth: Firths USAGE EXAMPLESThen Matthews, uncharacteristically, falls silent, because full attention must be paid to Firth and his adorably incompetent proposal. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) He shoots down the internet rumour that he would like to name a hippo Colin as a riposte to Colin Firth bagging leading roles. The Guardian(Dec 04, 2016) It's a low-key part that's more dramatic and oddly romantic than when he fought Colin Firth to be Bridget Jones’ main squeeze. Los Angeles Times(Nov 22, 2016) n English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960) Syn|Exp J. R. Firth, John Rupert Firth linguist, linguistic scientist a specialist in linguistics |
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