| 单词 | middle britain |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMiddle Britain Middle Britain n. [perhaps after Middle America n. 3] the majority of middle class people in Britain, esp. as representative of conservative political views; cf. Middle England n. 2. ΚΠ 1973 Listener 6 Sept. 306/1 Middle Britain thinks..one puff on the joint leads to the needle. 1977 O.D. No. 3. 5/1 Must have caused herniae throughout the whole of Middle Britain. 1990 Economist 24 Mar. 12/1 It is Mr Major who seems to sense the fears and hopes of middle Britain. He is an ordinary bloke, everybody's idea of a bank manager. 1998 Economist 21 Mar. 33/1 Gordon Brown had finished his budget speech, and the blows for which Middle Britain had braced itself had not fallen. < as lemmas |
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