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British adj.英国的；不列颠的；英国人的n.英国人；英式英语 (1) 英国的制造业多年来一直在走下坡路。(2) 美国的国会相当于英国的议会。(3) 不列颠群岛位于欧洲北部。(4) 国王强迫不列颠各部族向他进贡。(5) 英国人的性格常说成是冷漠的。(6) 我相信你是英国人，但仍需有护照加以证明。(7) 美国人拼写某些单词不同于英国人。(8) 他说英国英语。

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英 ['brɪtɪʃ] 美 ['brɪtɪʃ] (1) British manufacturing industry has been running down for years.(2) The American Congress corresponds to the British Parliament.(3) The British Isles lie in northwest Europe.(4) The king laid British tribes under tribute.(5) The British character is often said to be phlegmatic.(6) I, dare say you are British but you still need a passport to prove it.(7) The Americans spell some words differently from the British.(8) He speaks British English. 1[ADJ 形容词]英国的；英国人的；英国文化的 British means belonging or relating to the United Kingdom, or to its people or culture. ...the British government.英国政府...traditional British cookery.传统英式烹饪2[N-PLURAL 复数名词]英国人 The British are the people of Great Britain. Usage Note :British describes people and things that come from anywhere in the United Kingdom, which consists of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. ...British scientists. It is also used to describe anything to do with the administration of the United Kingdom and appears in the name of national organizations. ...the British government. ...British Airways. The British are the people who live in the United Kingdom. Britain or Great Britain refers to England, Scotland, and Wales, but not Northern Ireland. The British Isles are the group of islands that includes the United Kingdom and some other islands such as the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. English describes people and things that live in or come from England. The English are the people who live in England.British描述来自the United Kingdom（联合王国，包括英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰）的人或物，例如：British scientists（英国的科学家们）。该词亦用来形容和英国行政部门相关的任何事物，出现在英国的全国性机构组织名称中，如：the British government（英国政府），British Airways（英国航空公司）。the British 指居住在英国的人。Britain（不列颠）或Great Britain（大不列颠）指的是英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士，但不包括北爱尔兰。the British Isles（不列颠群岛）指包括英国和马恩岛、海峡群岛等岛屿在内的群岛。English指居住于或来自英格兰的人或物。the English 指居住在英格兰的人。

英语单词	British
英美音标	英 ['brɪtɪʃ] 美 ['brɪtɪʃ]
中文释义	adj.英国的；不列颠的；英国人的 n.英国人；英式英语
英语例句	(1) British manufacturing industry has been running down for years. (2) The American Congress corresponds to the British Parliament. (3) The British Isles lie in northwest Europe. (4) The king laid British tribes under tribute. (5) The British character is often said to be phlegmatic. (6) I, dare say you are British but you still need a passport to prove it. (7) The Americans spell some words differently from the British. (8) He speaks British English.
中文例句	(1) 英国的制造业多年来一直在走下坡路。 (2) 美国的国会相当于英国的议会。 (3) 不列颠群岛位于欧洲北部。 (4) 国王强迫不列颠各部族向他进贡。 (5) 英国人的性格常说成是冷漠的。 (6) 我相信你是英国人，但仍需有护照加以证明。 (7) 美国人拼写某些单词不同于英国人。 (8) 他说英国英语。
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]英国的；英国人的；英国文化的 British means belonging or relating to the United Kingdom, or to its people or culture. ...the British government. 英国政府 ...traditional British cookery. 传统英式烹饪 2 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]英国人 The British are the people of Great Britain. Usage Note : British describes people and things that come from anywhere in the United Kingdom, which consists of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. ...British scientists. It is also used to describe anything to do with the administration of the United Kingdom and appears in the name of national organizations. ...the British government. ...British Airways. The British are the people who live in the United Kingdom. Britain or Great Britain refers to England, Scotland, and Wales, but not Northern Ireland. The British Isles are the group of islands that includes the United Kingdom and some other islands such as the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. English describes people and things that live in or come from England. The English are the people who live in England. British描述来自the United Kingdom（联合王国，包括英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰）的人或物，例如：British scientists（英国的科学家们）。该词亦用来形容和英国行政部门相关的任何事物，出现在英国的全国性机构组织名称中，如：the British government（英国政府），British Airways（英国航空公司）。the British 指居住在英国的人。Britain（不列颠）或Great Britain（大不列颠）指的是英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士，但不包括北爱尔兰。the British Isles（不列颠群岛）指包括英国和马恩岛、海峡群岛等岛屿在内的群岛。English指居住于或来自英格兰的人或物。the English 指居住在英格兰的人。

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