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bertha

/bur-thuh/US // ˈbɜr θə //UK // (ˈbɜːθə) //

贝塔,伯莎,贝尔塔,贝雷塔

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as over a low-necked waist or dress.

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Examples

  • The company moved into what was called Bertha Island, and soon become synonymous with the land it occupied.

  • The Big Bertha could fire a shell over almost eight miles that could reduce a fort to a smoking ruin.

  • Today we know that the Big Bertha was an instrument not of “strikes” but war.

  • She began asking questions about Bertha, how she looked, how old she was, and how she was dressed.

  • They had both decided that the girl, Bertha, was the one they had seen carried off in the big French car.

  • “Your idea of taking Henrietta over there and letting her call Bertha is a good one,” declared Amy stubbornly.

  • If Bertha Blair was ever to aid the side of right and truth in this matter, she must be found and brought to court.

  • The question now was, had Bertha stolen her way into the tower at that time, or was she held prisoner there?