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brier

/brahy-er/US // ˈbraɪ ər //UK // (ˈbraɪə) //

枯草,枯枝,枯叶,干燥剂

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
    • : a tangled mass of prickly plants.
    • : a thorny stem or twig.

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Examples

  • Democrats want to be thrown in that brier patch—it might be their best chance to win the midterms.

  • Many of the boys in Blackrock school would have found a difficulty in stating the exact grounds of their regard for Mrs. Brier.

  • "Now, come here," said Mrs. Brier to a little knot of boys who could not find room by the Doctor and his microscope.

  • So Mrs. Brier left the room for a moment, to return again in company with the servant.

  • Mrs. Brier was present, and this added to the mystery, as she was rarely seen in the library.

  • The morning came, and the anxiety which the Doctor and Mrs. Brier had felt the night before was not removed but rather increased.