单词 | British Standards Institution |
释义 | British /britˈish/adjective
ORIGIN: OE Brettisc, from Bret a Briton, Welshman Britˈicize or Britˈicise transitive verb and intransitive verb To make or become British or like the British Britˈisher noun (orig US) A native or citizen of Britain Britˈishism or Britˈicism /-sizm/ noun An expression characteristic of the English spoken in Britain Britˈishness noun British bulldog noun A team game of chasing in which as the members of one team are caught, they join the other team British disease noun Extreme militancy in industrial relations, esp excessive use of strikes British gum noun Dextrin British plate noun A kind of German silver British Standards Institution see BSI British Standard Time noun The time, one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, used in Britain throughout the year from 1968 to 1971 British Summer Time noun The time adopted in Britain during the summer, one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (to give extra daylight in the evenings) British thermal unit noun The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1lb of water by 1ºF, equivalent to 1055.06 joules British warm see warm |
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