单词 | brit |
释义 | brit (once / 622069 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY brit USAGE EXAMPLESFor a brit milah, it is customary for family and friends to gather to celebrate the ushering of a child into the community of Israel. Time(Apr 20, 2016) It is said that Elijah is present at every brit so he can see with his own eyes that Jews are keeping the covenant.” Washington Post(Jan 24, 2016) “A white brit spat in my girlfriends face for ‘f–ing a cripple when you could have me,’” he wrote. “ Washington Times(Dec 10, 2015) 1 n the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish 2Syn|Hyper britt young fish a fish that is young n minute crustaceans forming food for right whales Syn|Hyper britt copepod, copepod crustacean minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish Brit (once / 5450 pages) n WORD FAMILY Brit: Brits USAGE EXAMPLES“It’s a wonder how the weather-beaten Brits coped before Scottish chemist Charles Macintosh invented his eponymous waterproof coat,” noted Google. Time(Dec 29, 2016) Elite London journalists noshing on sushi ignore the problems that hard-working northern Brits suffer as a result of immigration. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) In November, the Brits announced that it would add more women and nonwhite people to their roster of judges. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) n a native or inhabitant of Great Britain Syn|Hypo|Hyper Britisher, Briton English person a native or inhabitant of England patriala person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent) Englishmana man who is a native or inhabitant of England Englishwomana woman who is a native or inhabitant of England Anglo-Saxona native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest Anglo-Saxona person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant' Anglo-Indiana person of English citizenship born or living in India Cantabrigiana resident of Cambridge Lancastriana resident of Lancaster Lancastriana member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster Geordiea native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hanoveriana member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover Liverpudlian, Scousera native or resident of Liverpool Londonera native or resident of London Mancuniana native or resident of Manchester Oxoniana native or resident of Oxford Brummie, Brummya native or resident of Birmingham, England Mackema native of Sunderland Sassenachthe Scots' term for an English person Tykea native of Yorkshire European a native or inhabitant of Europe |
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