释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Mur•ray (mûr′ē, mur′ē),USA pronunciation n. Sir (George) Gilbert (Ai•mé) (ā mā′),USA pronunciation 1866–1957, English classical scholar.- BiographicalSir James Augustus Henry, 1837–1915, Scottish lexicographer and philologist.
Lind•ley (lin′lē, lind′-),USA pronunciation 1745–1826, English grammarian, born in the U.S.- BiographicalPhilip, 1886–1952, U.S. labor leader: president of the CIO 1940–52.
- Place Namesa river in SE Australia, flowing W along the border between Victoria and New South Wales, through SE South Australia into the Indian Ocean. 1200 mi. (1930 km) long.
- Place Namesa city in N Utah, S of Salt Lake City. 25,750.
- Place Namesa town in SW Kentucky. 14,248.
- a male given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Murray /ˈmʌrɪ/ n - a river in SE Australia, rising in New South Wales and flowing northwest into SE South Australia, then south into the sea at Encounter Bay: the main river of Australia, important for irrigation and power. Length: 2590 km (1609 miles)
Murray /ˈmʌrɪ/ n - 1st Earl of. See (1st Earl of) Moray2
- Sir (George) Gilbert (Aimé). 1866–1957, British classical scholar, born in Australia: noted for his verse translations of Greek dramatists, esp Euripides
- Sir James Augustus Henry. 1837–1915, Scottish lexicographer; one of the original editors (1879–1915) of what became the Oxford English Dictionary
- Les, full name Leslie Allan Murray. born 1938, Australian poet; his collections include The Weatherboard Cathedral (1969), The Daylight Moon (1987), Subhuman Redneck Poems (1996), and The Biplane Houses (2007)
- Murray of Epping Forest, Baron, title of Lionel Murray, known as Len. 1922–2004, British trades union leader; general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (1973–84)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Moray /ˈmʌrɪ/ n - a council area and historical county of NE Scotland: part of Grampian region from 1975 to 1996: mainly hilly, with the Cairngorm mountains in the S. Administrative centre: Elgin. Pop: 87 460 (2003 est). Area: 2238 sq km (874 sq miles)
Former name: Elgin
Moray, Murray /ˈmʌrɪ/ n - 1st Earl of, title of James Stuart. ?1531–70, regent of Scotland (1567–70) following the abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots, his half-sister. He defeated Mary and Bothwell at Langside (1568); assassinated by a follower of Mary
|