单词 | bream |
释义 | bream1[ brim, breem ] / brɪm, brim / noun, plural (especially collectively) bream, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) breams.any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales. any of various related and similar fishes. any of several porgies, as the sea bream, Archosargus rhomboidalis. any of several freshwater sunfishes of the genus Lepomis. Origin of bream11350–1400; Middle English breme<Anglo-French; Old French bresme, braisme<Old Low Franconian *brahsima; compare Old High German brahsema,Dutch brasem Words nearby breambreak-up value, breakwater, breakweather, break wind, break with, bream, breast, breast beam, breast-beating, breastbone, breast drill Definition for bream (2 of 3)bream2 [ breem ] / brim / verb (used with object) Nautical.to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter. Origin of bream21620–30; <Middle Dutch brem(e) furze Definition for bream (3 of 3)Bream [ breem ] / brim / nounJulian (Alexander), born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for breamBritish Dictionary definitions for bream (1 of 3)bream1 Australian brim (brɪm)/ (briːm, Austral brɪm) / noun plural bream or brimany of several Eurasian freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Abramis, esp A. brama, having a deep compressed body covered with silvery scales white bream or silver bream a similar cyprinid, Blicca bjoerkna short for sea bream Australian any of various marine fishes Word Origin for breamC14: from Old French bresme, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brahsema; perhaps related to brehan to glitter British Dictionary definitions for bream (2 of 3)bream2 / (briːm) / verbnautical (formerly) to clean debris from (the bottom of a vessel) by heating to soften the pitch Word Origin for breamC15: probably from Middle Dutch bremme broom; from using burning broom as a source of heat British Dictionary definitions for bream (3 of 3)Bream / (briːm) / nounJulian (Alexander). born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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