british

british

美 [ˈbrɪtɪʃ] 　英 ['brɪtɪʃ]

• adj.（大不列颠及北爱尔兰）联合王国的；英国的；英国人的
• n.联合王国人民；（统称）英国人
• 网络不列颠的；英制；不列颠人

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英汉解释

英英解释

例句

In a British work meeting, the aim is usually to make decisions. Nobody will expound a philosophy of, say, the toiletries market.

英国人的工作会议通常以决策为目标。没有人会在会上详细解释化妆品市场基本原理之类的东西。

To paraphrase a comment about the British government's management of the British Army in World War I, lions seem to be led by donkeys.

借用一句对一战期间英国政府指挥军队的评语：“狮群似乎正由驴子领导着。”

Of course, you can never reply on the British summer weather, so taking an umbrella along might be a good idea just in case!

当然，你永远不能相信英国的天气，为了以防万一，最好是带一把伞。

Humble Gordon Brown yesterday declared he was ready to become the "servant" of the British people.

谦逊的戈登·布朗昨天承诺他将会做英国人民的公仆。

Staveley may be celebrated in the British media for her dealmaking prowess but I've heard more critical talk back in her adopted hometown.

在英国媒体界，斯塔维利或许因其撮合交易的巨大能量而著称，而在她的第二故乡阿联酋，我却听到了更多贬抑性的言辞。

"Capitalism messed up, " the British tycoon Martin Sorrell wrote recently, "or, to be more precise, capitalists did. "

“资本主义一团糟，”英国WPP集团总裁MartinSorrell最近写道，“或者更精确地说，是资本家们把它弄得一团糟。”

He said the results confirmed his suspicions about ugly British women and said their behaviour abroad left a lot to be desired.

他说这一结果跟他的猜想不谋而合，英国女性确实丑名在外，她们的言行让外国人敬而远之。

He joined the British Navy at the beginning of the war, as a junior officer.

战争开始时，他作为下级军官参加英国海军。

But the British did not think so, that the British era, full of mind are the massacres, occupation, or even extinction.

可是英国人却不这么想，那个时代的英国人，满脑子都是屠杀、占领，甚至灭绝。

A growing number of scientists, some gathered at a one-day symposium this week at the British Geological Society in London, say "yes" .

越来越多的科学家做出了肯定回答，他们中的一些人本周在伦敦的英国地理学会参加了为期一天的专题讨论会。

And my grandfather and grandmother in the United Kingdom, they do not like the food there, neither the British.

我的外祖父和外祖母在英国，他们非常不喜欢英国的食物，也非常不喜欢英国人。

British internet providers are keen to offer such a service, the cost of which would be rolled into the monthly bill.

英国的网络供应商热衷于提供此项服务——服务的成本将流进每月的缴费单。

Stress the long-term winnings of your relationship: The British are generally interested in long-term relationships rather than quick deals.

强调关系的长期好处。对英国人来说，长期关系一般胜过短期利益。

The British Art Market Federation, which represents many UK dealers, said the figures made "alarming reading" .

作为该国许多交易商的代表，英国艺术市场联合会表示，这份报告的数据“令人担忧”。

In a statement, Rosneft said the British court order was groundless and it was taking all necessary measures to protect its interests.

Rosneft在一份声明中表示，英国法庭的命令毫无根据，该公司将采取一切必要手段保护自身的利益。

There was an enormous row in the 1960s, when Charles De Gaulle's France vetoed British entry, which eventually took place in 1973.

上世纪六十年代，在夏尔·戴高乐领导下的法国否决英国加入（欧洲经济共同体）的要求引发了大规模的骚动，最终，英国在1973年加入了。

She is one of the most famous women in the world but how much do you know about the British monarch?

她是最著名的妇女的当中一个在世界上但您知道多少关于英国的国君？。

He then went on to say how "mind-boggling" are the capabilities of America's National Security Agency and its British counterpart, GCHQ.

他接着继续说，美国国家安全局和它的英国同行，通信总局（译者注：GovernmentCommunicationsHeadquarters简称GCHQ）的能力如何“令人难以置信”。

There had been concern that British and other foreign forces would be thrown into a legal limbo if no agreement was reached.

此前有人担心，如果没有达成任何共识，英国和其它外国军队将失去驻扎在伊拉克的明确法律依据。

British experts have even compared the effects of the pollution to that of a nuclear power plant disaster.

英国的专家甚至曾把这里的污染和一次核电厂事故相提并论。

Given the eagerness of British and Germany to stay in step with France, I had no difficulty conceding Paris a leadership role.

鉴于英国和德国希望与法国保持步调一致，要我承认巴黎的领导作用并无困难。

It is interesting to contrast the British legal system with the American one.

把英国的法制与美国的加以对比很有意思。

In 1914 the British Government immediately ordered the dispatch of nearly all the Army's aircraft to France.

1914年，英国政府立即把陆军飞机几乎全部派往法国。

He had early in the war driven off from the shores of Dakar an attempted invasion by British and Free French forces.

他在早期战争中，曾在达卡尔海岸逐退英国及自由法国部队之入侵。

The British were nearing the end of their ability to pay.

英国人的支付能力则消耗殆尽。

Unfortunately, though, he became involved in a dubious mining venture in which several British acquaintances lost heavily.

不幸的是，他同一个可疑的采矿生意有牵连，使几个英国朋友着实破了钱财。

The value of the British pound is less than it was 100 years ago.

现在英镑的价值比一百年前的低。

The League of Nations is, in a practical sense, a British conception, and it harmonises perfectly with all our past methods and actions.

国际联盟实际上是英国的概念，它和我们以前的一切方法和行动极其和谐一致。

The British advanced this argument at every opportunity.

英国人一有机会就提出这个论点。

At the end of February the 7th British Armoured Division had been withdrawn to Egypt to rest and refit.

英国第七装甲师曾于二月底撤至埃及休整并重新装备。

Until 1954 the huge majority of the inhabitants of the British Isles had not even realized that he possessed a middle name.

1954年前，不列颠群岛上大多数居民甚至不知道他有一个中间的名字。

On the British Airways Concorde, after luncheon had been served, Celia closed her eyes and marshalled her thoughts.

在英国航空公司的协和式飞机上，送过午饭以后，西莉亚合上了双眼，开始清理脑子里的各种念头。

Secretaries cleared for Very Secret were rare, so the British Purchasing Council had requisitioned her for a while.

经过甄别能担任“绝密”工作的秘书是不多的，所以英国采购团暂时征用了她。

The fact that "British" troops were rarely mentioned in any reports of the fighting gave color to the enemy's taunts.

在任何关于战事的报道中，很少提到“英国”军队，这一事实使敌人的嘲弄更加动听。

He decided to give up research and in 1695 accepted an appointment as warden of the British Mint in London.

他决定放弃研究，并于一六九五年接受任命，担任伦敦的不列颠造币厂的监察。

The fact that the nerve of the British Government was not equal to the occasion can be excused only by their sincere love of peace.

英国政府的胆力还跟不上当时的局势，这个事实就只能以他们对和平的热爱来为自己开脱了。

Perhaps the only surprising feature is that it has taken so long to establish itself on the British side of the Atlantic.

唯一不同寻常之处是，它花了如此之久的时间方在大西洋英国这一边扎了根。

The enemy did, within a short time, begin a series of savage local attacks against the British First Army in the north.

但不久敌人又发动了一连串向北部英军第一军团凶猛的局部攻击。

Early in January, with a few other officers in War Plans, he had begun "conversation" with British military men.

一月初，他和军事计划处的其他几个军官一道开始跟英国军事人员“对话”。

The British, he said, always preferred the role of brokers.

他说，英国人宁愿扮演掮客的角色。

The work of mercy was interrupted by the appearance of U-boat and the British ships were compelled to withdraw.

施救工作由于一艘德国潜艇的出现而告中止，英国舰支不得不离去。

The British were expecting the United States eventually to pick up the cheque.

英国人指望最后由美国去为英国慷慨解囊。

By the way it must not be implied that Americanisms infiltrating into British scene do not meet with opposition.

附带提一下，并不是说美国词语在渗进英国的过程中没有遭到反对过。

For in the admirable phrase of a Spanish author Julian Marias, "English can be spoken in a British or American manner. "

西班牙作者朱利安·马里亚斯说得好，“英语可以按英国的方式讲也可以按美国的方式讲”。

For one thing, the first century and a half under British rule created emotional ties with the old country that were difficult to break.

举一件事来说，最初在英国统治下的一百五十年，产生了和故国在感情上的联系，那是难以割断了。

Radar sets in patrol planes enabled the British and American navies to bring the German submarines under control.

安装在巡逻飞机上的雷达设备，使英、美海军得以制服德国潜艇。

We may now look behind the brazen front which Hitler presented to the British and French Governments.

现在我们可以看一下希特勒向英、法两国政府展示的坚硬的正面背后的情形。

The subject got a thorough airing in the British press.

这个问题在英国新闻界得到了充分讨论。

He had to be rude to British to prove to French eyes that he was not a British puppet.

他不得不对英国人做出粗鲁的样子，以便向法国人表明他不是英国的傀儡。

People were asking: would the marriage diminish the prestige of the British throne?

人们问道，这一婚事是否会影响英国皇家的尊严？

The herd mentality was especially affecting large cap British companies, and was also affecting some midcaps in Europe, he said.

他表示，一窝蜂心态对英国大型股的影响尤为明显，同时业正影响到一些欧洲的中盘股。

But the mere discussion of these matters in the British Parliament and by the public at large is, in itself, of huge importance.

但是，仅仅是在英国国会讨论这些问题，并且得到广大民众的关注。这本身就有极其重大的意义。

Ready to plant the British flag and claim the land as New South Wales, he'd actually landed back in his homeland.

他准备把英国旗插在那里，以示这块土地属于英国，并且称这地为新南威尔斯，殊不知他只是回到了他的家园。

The British were less clear, although there was more support than opposition for a "capitalist" system.

英国人的答复相对来说不那么明确，但“资本主义”制度的支持者多于反对者。

Members of the media lashed out against cake, and the British government even took the matter to Parliament. Whoops!

电视台的成员则因此抨击了“蛋糕”，连英国政府甚至都向议会提交了这个问题。

And the Bank of England looks more comfortable in its steady stance given the British economic slowdown evident in recent data.

由于数据显示英国经济增长乏力，英国央行的宽松立场比较坚定。

I'm calling it a growing consol even though the British consols didn't grow.

我们称之为增长的永久性债券尽管英国的永久性债券并未不支付。

The British government, for one, seems determined to put a satellite tracker in every vehicle in the country.

大概英国政府就可算作其中之一吧，它似乎立志要在全国的每一辆汽车里安装卫星跟踪器。

All territory occupied by the British at the end of the war was returned to the US, and vice-versa.

所有被英军占领的领土在战争结束时都被归还给美国，反之亦然。

While I was visiting the British Virgin Islands, a local man invited me to be in a picture with him on the beach.

有一次我到英属维尔京群岛，一名当地人邀请我和他在海滩上一起拍照。

Hays, Britain's biggest recruitment firm, suffered a 43% drop in annual profits but said the British jobs market was stabilising.

Hays，英国最大的招聘中介公司，也承受了43%的年中利润下降，但是表态说英国的就业市场已经在稳定了。

In the Telegraph interview, the chancellor said the British economy was "on the mend" .

在电讯报的采访中，该大臣说英国经济“正在转好”。

The British retailer Tesco has opened dozens of its Fresh & Easy grocery stores in the U. S. : all the lanes are self-checkout.

英国零售商特意购（Tesco）已经在美国设立了几十个Fresh&Easy食品商店：所有的结账通道都是自助式的。

If the British Treasury can be out by a factor of ten, think what the ministry of finance in Sierra Leone is going to be like. (Laughter).

假若英国财政部的亏损额可达到10的倍数，那么想想塞拉利昂的财政部会做出什么事来。

Migrants, he said, had mostly filled gaps in the labour market left by a welfare system that "paid British people not to work" .

他说，移民从事的工作，主要是在英国的福利制度保障下，因为英国人不会去从事的行业而留下空白行业。

British officials had earlier been claiming that there was no need for Cameron to attend this meeting, but the issue could be reopened.

英国官员早些时候称卡梅伦没必要出席周三的峰会，不过这个问题也可以重新讨论。

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said "common sense" had prevailed that he was ready to host a donors conference for Kenya in London.

英国首相布朗（GordonBrown）认为这是“共识”的胜利，他准备在伦敦召开援助肯尼亚的会议。

But a daily tipple did not cut the odds of heart disease in women, according to the findings reported in the British Medical Journal.

但发表在英国医学期刊上的研究结果显示：女人每天喝点酒不会减少心脏病的发病风险。

A disturbing video of a British tourist carrying out a drunken sex attack on a woman in China has caused outrage after it was posted online.

一名英国游客酒后性侵犯一名女子的令人不安的视频传上网后在中国引发众怒。

The newly married British Prince William and his wife Kate have arrived in Canada at the start of their first official overseas visit.

新婚的威廉王子和王妃凯特抵达加拿大，这是他们进行的首次正式国外访问。

I hunted down the manuscript in the British Museum.

我在不列颠博物馆里找来找去终于找到了那份原稿。

Another more important word taken over from the American continent by British housewives is "chore" .

英国家庭妇女从美洲吸收过来的再一个重要的词是chore。

The British government felt the whole business wasn't quite cricket.

英国政府感到这件事是不公平的。

Is it too late to stop a river of blood from flowing between the British and Italian peoples?

制止在英、意两国人民之间造成血流成河的局面，是否为时已晚呢？

If Top Hat and Fedora were phony, what of the leads they gave to penetration of British security?

假如“礼帽”和“软帽”是假的，他们提供的英国安全部门被人渗透的线索又该如何看呢？

This chapter of accidents sealed the fate of the Franco British expedition to Dakar.

这一段意外的事情决定了法英远征达喀尔的命运。

A British woman was among the survivors.

幸存者中有一位英国妇女。

The book was published in association with British Heritage.

这本书是与英国传统出版社联合出版的。

British military currency was treated with suspicion.

人们以怀疑的眼光看待英国军票。

British actors did well at the award ceremony, but the evening belonged to the Americans.

英国演员在颁奖仪式上表现很好，但整个晚上却是美国人大出风头。