British

英 [ˈbrɪtɪʃ]

美 [ˈbrɪtɪʃ]

adj.  (大不列颠及北爱尔兰)联合王国的; 英国的; 英国人的; 联合王国人民; (统称)英国人

高考IELTSCET4TEM4

BNC.24056 / COCA.1183

牛津词典

adj.

• （大不列颠及北爱尔兰）联合王国的；英国的；英国人的
  connected with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the people who live there
  1. the British Government
     英国政府
  2. He was born in France but his parents are British.
     他生在法国，但父母是英国人。
  3. British-based/British-born/British-made
     以英国为基地的；英国出生的；英国制造的
• 联合王国人民；（统称）英国人
  the people of the United Kingdom

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 英国的；英国人的；英国文化的
  Britishmeans belonging or relating to the United Kingdom, or to its people or culture.
  1. ...the British government.
     英国政府
  2. ...traditional British cookery.
     传统英式烹饪
• 英国人
  The Britishare the people of Great Britain.

Britishdescribes people and things that come from anywhere in the United Kingdom, which consists of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland....British scientists.It is also used to describe anything to do with the administration of the United Kingdom and appears in the name of national organizations....the British government. ...British Airways.TheBritishare the people who live in the United Kingdom.BritainorGreat Britainrefers to England, Scotland, and Wales, but not Northern Ireland.The British Islesare the group of islands that includes the United Kingdom and some other islands such as the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.Englishdescribes people and things that live in or come from England. TheEnglishare the people who live in England.
British描述来自the United Kingdom（联合王国，包括英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰）的人或物，例如：British scientists（英国的科学家们）。该词亦用来形容和英国行政部门相关的任何事物，出现在英国的全国性机构组织名称中，如：the British government（英国政府），British Airways（英国航空公司）。the British 指居住在英国的人。Britain（不列颠）或Great Britain（大不列颠）指的是英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士，但不包括北爱尔兰。the British Isles（不列颠群岛）指包括英国和马恩岛、海峡群岛等岛屿在内的群岛。English指居住于或来自英格兰的人或物。the English 指居住在英格兰的人。

双语例句

• They telexed British Airways.
  他们给英国航空公司发了电传。
• British officials have booked hotel rooms for the women and children
  英国官员已为妇女和儿童预订了宾馆房间。
• He's been meeting with British parliamentarians and government officials.
  他一直在与英国议员和政府官员会晤。
• Today the British press is full of articles on India's new prime minister
  今天英国的报纸上登满了关于印度新任总理的文章。
• Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
  我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。
• By 1838, the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies
  到1838年，废奴主义者迫使议会出于道德压力而废除了英国殖民地的奴隶制。
• The British, Australian and Turkish Prime Ministers laid wreaths at the war memorial.
  英国首相、澳大利亚总理和土耳其总理向战争纪念碑敬献了花圈。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.
  战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。
• In 1914 the country became a British protectorate.
  1914年，该国成为英国的保护国。
• Unusually among British prime ministers, he was not a man of natural authority.
  他不是那种天生一副官派的人，这在英国首相中并不常见。