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blighty

/blahy-tee/US // ˈblaɪ ti //UK // (ˈblaɪtɪ) //

幸福,幸福生活,幸福感,幸福的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural blight·ies.British Slang.

    • : England as one's native land; England as home: We're sailing for old Blighty tomorrow.
    • : a wound or furlough permitting a soldier to be sent back to England from the front.
    • : military leave.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inUnited Kingdom
Synonyms
albion阿尔比恩,阿尔比昂,阿尔贝恩,阿比安britain英国,大不列颠,英美britannia英国,英国人,英国的,英国皇家commonwealth of nations英联邦国家,英联邦,英联邦各国,英联邦共和国england英格兰,英国,英格蘭,英伦great britain大英帝国,大不列颠,大英联合王国,大英帝國land of the rose玫瑰之乡,玫瑰之国,玫瑰园,玫瑰园地limeyland莱姆兰,莱姆岛,莱姆地,利米兰uk英国,乌克兰,英国人,英格兰united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国

Examples

  • We reckon Harry will allow himself a glass of something bubbly on the plane back to Blighty this evening.

  • Queen Beatrix may be ready to pack up and go, but here in Blighty, like it or not, our Kings and Queens have a job for life.

  • It more likely means you are a working class lad from Blighty.

  • Ive got my dose, an Im bound for Blighty, he said, an gels chuckin flowers in the ambulance in Lunnon.

  • Youll soon be tucked up safe in a bed now, or pushin on to the ambulance train and a straight run ome to Blighty.

  • Our right section commander got a blighty two days ago and is probably now in England.

  • Everywhere we looked there were crowds of them; we thought there were a lot in Blighty, but there seemed to be nothing else here.

  • Shortly after this we had several casualties in Platoon 10—two or three were killed, and several wounded and got their "Blighty."

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