Britain

英 [ˈbrɪtn]

美 [ˈbrɪtn]

n.  不列颠(包括英格兰、苏格兰及威尔士)

高考IELTS

BNC.365

牛津词典

noun

• 不列颠（包括英格兰、苏格兰及威尔士）
  the island containing England, Scotland and Wales

双语例句

• Some of Britain's top business leaders of the 1980s became the country's greatest losers in the recession.
  英国一些20世纪80年代的商界杰出领袖，成为了该国经济衰退中最大的受害者。
• I am very critical of the adequacy of Britain's race laws
  我对英国种族法律的适当性颇有微词。
• He is already a member of Britain's most exclusive club
  他已经是英国最高级俱乐部的成员了。
• Britain has fallen behind Japan in shipbuilding.
  在造船方面英国已落到日本后头了。
• The strike is expected to cause delays and disruption to flights from Britain
  预计罢工将导致英国航班的延误和中断。
• I was not in Britain at the time
  当时我不在英国。
• Storms have been hitting almost all of Britain recently
  最近几乎整个英国都受到了暴风雨的侵袭。
• He suggested that the shapes represented a map of Britain and Ireland.
  他暗示这些图形象征了英国和爱尔兰的地图。
• Britain's two main auction houses, Sotheby's and Christies, have been involved in valuing the works.
  英国最大的两家拍卖行，苏富比和佳士得参与了对这些作品的估价。
• Farms in France are much smaller than those in the United States or even Britain.
  法国的农场比美国甚至是英国的农场都要小很多。