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manila

/muh-nil-uh/US // məˈnɪl ə //UK // (məˈnɪlə) //

马尼拉,马尼拉市,马来西亚,菲律宾

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.Compare Quezon City.
    • : Manila hemp.
    • : Manila paper.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Technology would make it possible to create a digital token that represents a van Gogh or a Picasso, and to sell slivers of art to, say, excited young investors from Manila to Minneapolis.

  • Spaghetti with clams — meaty Manila and firmer middleneck — is cooked so the pasta retains some bite.

  • Back in November, Manila took delivery of $30 million worth of weapons from the States.

  • In Manila, 56-year-old Dolores Rivera, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, routinely dodges the cops to pick up laundry from neighbors.

  • For example, in Manila there are a number of infrastructure projects that would make the city more resilient, but financial resources are limited.

  • The man with the skinny tie tells me that the comic book is transported in a manila envelope.

  • He wanted to go back to Manila on a plane every day, but we all stayed out there.

  • Together they went around the world with Muhammad Ali, to Zaire, Manila, Kuala Lumpur.

  • Look at the men playing football in the trenches in the First World War, the Thriller in Manila or the Rumble in the Jungle.

  • Perhaps he holds up a manila folder and declares “I is all done wit me quahtahly repahts boss, and dey is IRIE!”

  • The archbishop of Manila sends to the king (July 30, 1621) an account of ecclesiastical and some other affairs in his diocese.

  • Fajardo seconds the demand of the citizens of Manila that the Audiencia be suppressed, alleging that it does more harm than good.

  • In Manila particularly, amidst the pealing of bells and strains of music, unfeigned enthusiasm and joy were everywhere evident.

  • But no one in Spain and few in Manila as yet could foresee how the fulfilment of the Agreement would be bungled.

  • Condition of the archbishopric of Manila in regard to the affairs of ecclesiastical and secular government.