单词 | briny |
释义 | briny (once / 9044 pages) adjn WORD FAMILY briny: brinier, briniest, brininess+/brine: brined, brines, brining, briny USAGE EXAMPLESPipes that pull in saltwater through tiny holes harm marine animals, and the briny water pumped back into the ocean after purification is pollution. Washington Post(Nov 13, 2016) More good news about Dungeness crab is rising from the briny depths of Puget Sound. Seattle Times(Nov 13, 2016) After cocktails and briny oysters, the wedding party picked up tambourines and raucously paraded to a nearby gallery for dinner. New York Times(Nov 11, 2016) 1adj slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) the briny deep Syn brackish salty containing or filled with salt 2n any very large body of (salt) water Syn|Hyper main body of water, water the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) |
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