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borough-english

/bur-oh-ing-glish or, often, -lish, buhr-/US // ˈbɜr oʊˈɪŋ glɪʃ or, often, -lɪʃ, ˈbʌr- //

行政区-英语

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a custom by which the youngest son inherited the entire estate upon the death of his father.

Examples

  • His first language was Russian, then he learned Swedish, but chooses to perform in monosyllabic broken English.

  • Guy Molinari, a former Staten Island borough president, pushed back against that view.

  • “Gently rolling hills” roll not-so-gently under my tires, but the English countryside scenery is soporific.

  • Her phone rings at least once an hour with questions from journalists, which she answers in Arabic, English, and sometimes French.

  • “Deck the Halls” was written back in the 16th century, when the English language was very different.

  • Thomas Cooper, an English prelate, died; highly commended for his great learning and eloquence.

  • A fancy came into my head that I would entertain the king and queen with an English tune upon this instrument.

  • Dockier, a prominent leader of the Levelers, in the times of the English commonwealth, was shot by order of the government.

  • It seems to me that such verses as these might very well have satisfied the English admirers of Klopstock.

  • William Woodville died; a distinguished English physician and medical writer.