单词 | Benjamin Franklin |
释义 | Benjamin Franklin (once / 4330 pages) n WORD FAMILY Benjamin Franklin USAGE EXAMPLESStaffers, journalists and other officials were gathered in the ornate Benjamin Franklin salon at the State Department on Dec. 14 for early Christmas festivities. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) Apparently, he favored tolerance in his multicultural empire, a stance that wasn’t lost on Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) One student managed to climb atop a 20-foot-tall statue of Benjamin Franklin in front of the newly opened Trump hotel. Washington Post(Nov 15, 2016) n printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790) Syn|Exp Franklin American Revolutionary leader a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States pressman, printersomeone whose occupation is printing scientista person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences author, writerwrites (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) |
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