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britain

/brit-n/US // ˈbrɪt n //UK // (ˈbrɪtən) //

英国,大不列颠,英美

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Great Britain.
    • : Britannia.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Naked Wines, established in Britain in 2008 and launched in the United States in 2013, has an innovative model similar to crowdfunding.

  • In the 19th century, however, Iran had the misfortune of being a pawn in the Great Game as Russia and Britain eyed its oil and warm-water ports.

  • During the Revolutionary War, the committee sent diplomat-spies to Paris to negotiate an alliance with France and conduct intelligence operations against Britain.

  • The ruling could have major implications for the gig economy in Britain writ large.

  • The campus is also dealing with a variant of the virus first identified in Britain, but officials have not yet said how many cases are tied to the new strain.

  • A spokesman for Lewisham council said last year that it would be forced to act if the family returned to Britain.

  • He cited Britain, the United States, and France as possible lenders.

  • It dates to 1740s Britain and of course was written originally in Latin (“Adeste Fideles”).

  • Although a hit in Britain, the movie flopped after opening at Radio City in New York.

  • Isaacs grew up in Britain, first Liverpool, then London, during a period of economic turmoil and conservative revival.

  • Hence it was that he found in Great Britain an implacable enemy ever stirring up against him European coalitions.

  • Truly the flag of Britain was trailing in the mire, or these men would not have dared to address him in that fashion.

  • As regards Great Britain, the gold standard is yet preserved for all practical purposes.

  • Spencer Perceval, prime minister of Great Britain, shot in the lobby of the house of commons.

  • Great Britain is full of wealth, not entirely but mainly because her people are constantly producing.