english
英语,英语的
Definitions
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- : of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
- : belonging or relating to, or spoken or written in, the English language: a high school English class;an English translation of a Spanish novel.
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- : the people of England collectively, especially as distinguished from the Scots, Welsh, and Irish.
- : the Germanic language of the British Isles, widespread and standard also in the U.S. and most of the British Commonwealth, historically termed Old English, Middle English, and Modern English. Abbreviation: E
- : English language, composition, and literature as offered as a course of study in school.
- : a specific variety of this language, as that of a particular time, place, or person: American English; Shakespearean English.
- : simple, straightforward language: What does all that jargon mean in English?
- : Sports. a spinning motion imparted to a ball, especially in billiards.body English.
- : Printing. a 14-point type of a size between pica and Columbian.
- : a grade of calendered paper having a smooth matte finish.
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- : to translate into English: to English Euripides.
- : to adopt into English; Anglicize.
- : Sports. to impart English to.
Examples
That means families who move frequently, change cellphone numbers or do not speak English can be left out of the loop and can be difficult to find.
Until last year, Tikhanovskaya, now 38, was a full-time mother, planning to pick up her earlier career as an English teacher.
Two hundred years ago this week, English poet John Keats died of tuberculosis, in Rome, at the age of 25.
In recent weeks, two prominent journalists have been disciplined, largely because of uttering, or defending, the use of the worst racial slur in the English language.
By recovering those parts, we can allow all the things that are going on in English literature departments to continue.
His first language was Russian, then he learned Swedish, but chooses to perform in monosyllabic broken English.
“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.
You mix up English working-class gruffness with African-American soul from the Deep South.
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.