| 单词 | great british public |
| 释义 | > as lemmasGreat British Public Great British Public n. (also Great British public, great British public) chiefly humorous or ironic the people of Great Britain; abbreviated G.B.P. (cf. G n. Initialisms). ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > [noun] British1602 island race1621 British Lion1687 Great British Public1833 1833 C. G. F. Gore Sketch Bk. Fashion I. xiii. 317 No man had ever greater cause than the ex-premier to loathe and despise the ingratitude of the Great British public. 1866 J. Blackwood Let. 26 June in ‘G. Eliot’ Lett. (1955) IV. 279 The ‘Great British Public’ is not yet sufficiently aware of the book [sc. Felix Holt] to affect the sale. 1924 J. Doe in M. Joseph Journalism for Profit xii. 210 The next business in hand is getting on the right side of the Great British Public. 1968 ‘L. Marshall’ Blood on Blotter xvi. 108 The Great British Public would sooner eat dry bread and processed cheese..in a house they thought was tops, than enjoy a good meal in a place that didn't have any reputation. 2004 Independent 30 July 39/1 The vast majority of the great British public can handle its obligations without difficulty. < as lemmas |
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