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great britain

大英帝国,大不列颠,大英联合王国,大英帝國

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an island of NW Europe, separated from the mainland by the English Channel and the North Sea: since 1707 the name has applied politically to England, Scotland, and Wales. 88,139 sq. mi..

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • This plunges Great Britain into a crisis the likes of which it has not been plunged into since “Brexit.”

  • Sharpe had read about the growing opposition to slavery in Great Britain and knew it was time to act, and on a large scale.

  • He was partly educated in Great Britain, partly in South Africa.

  • As they stopped on Farah—who, despite now being a Nike athlete, was required by United Kingdom Athletics to wear the Adidas sponsored jersey of Great Britain—held his palms up behind his ears, as a way of saying Let’s hear it!

  • They were at it long before anyone in Egypt or Great Britain.

  • Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.

  • It would became one of the first great mysteries in the United States of America, as it was only then 23 years old.

  • Unfortunately, this is more about protecting the legacy of a ‘great man.’

  • Great American leaders have long contributed profound thoughts of tremendous consequence to the public discourse.

  • “He turned pale, trembled to a great degree, was much agitated, and began to cry,” she told the court.

  • "Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.

  • I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.

  • After a minute's pause, while he stood painfully silent, she resumed in great emotion.

  • The country is well inhabited, for it contains fifty-one cities, near a hundred walled towns, and a great number of villages.

  • This is a feature by means of which it is always possible to distinguish the Great Horsetail from any other species.