brio /'briiau; NAmE ’briiou/ noun [U] (formal) enthusiasm and individual style

brioche /bri'nj; NAmE bri'ouJV noun [C, U] a type of sweet bread made from flour, eggs and butter, usually in the shape of a small bread roll bri quette /bri'ket/ noun a small hard block made from coal dust and used as fuel

brisk /brisk/ adj. (comparative brisk-er, no superlative) 1 quick; busyi&(ft; f$[jjf(ft; ttfitlft: abriskwalkfeM MiEM o to set off at a brisk pace 0

Ice-cream vendors were doing a brisk trade (= selling a lot of ice cream). #K 'MM A E tS £1 Ao 2 (of a person, their voice or manner A, i^ilf ^#ih) practical and confident; showing a desire to get things done quickly g fg (ft; f ij(ft: His tone became brisk and

businesslike. 3 (of wind

and the weather M fn A H) cold but pleasantly fresh iffr&A a brisk wind/breeze lltUlftM; ftM ► brisk ly adv. brisk ness noun [U] bris ket /'briskit/ noun [U] meat that comes from the chest of an animal, especially a cow ( Adrift ) WMf^I bris tle /'brisl/ noun, verb

u noun 1 a short stiff hair M W 5j£ (ft A ft; W\ % : the

bristles on his chin fifeT E3± (ft2 one of the short stiff hairs or wires in a brush Hi] A A ■ verb [V] 1 ~ (with sth) (at sth) to suddenly become very annoyed or offended at what sb says or does ( AXA nft ) A A it &; M 0: His lies made her bristle with rage, life (ft £tk A S H A ₀ 2 (of an animal’s fur ^^(ft 4i) to stand up on the back and neck because the animal is frightened or angry (

^2 1^1:^ 'bristle with sth to contain a large number of sth ; ft ft H: The whole subject bristles with problems. SIAiPEif brist ly /’brisli/ adj. like or full of bristles; rough W\ %{&> A ; A Wh Wl % (ft; MW: a bristly chin/moustache

'Bristol fashion adj. [not before noun] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) in good order or neat and clean SI

: all shipshape and Bristol fashion —& bristols /'bristlz/ noun [pi.] {BrE, slang) a woman’s breasts ( £A$J ) #3^

Brit /brit/ noun (informal) a person from Britain ^SA o note at British

Britain /'britn/ noun [sing.] the island containing England, Scotland and Wales A M M ( A. M ^

) —see also Great Britain, United

Kingdom

Bri-tan-nia /bri'taenja/ noun [sing.] a figure of a woman used as a symbol of Britain. She is usually shown sitting down wearing a helmet and holding a shield and a trident (= a long weapon with three points). >fX!]|$M

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■ There is no singular noun which is commonly used to refer to a person from Britain. Instead the adjective British is used.

British: She’s British,

iAo o The British have a very odd sense of humour.

The adjective English

refers only to people from England, not the rest of the United Kingdom. M&M English A, *&&£Sgf1&ttiA(ftA₀

■ The noun Briton is used mainly in newspapers,

Briton AleIfl AUf]: The survivors of the avalanche included 12 Britons. ADI (ft A## A A 12 £^BAo It also describes the early inhabitants of Britain. %

S: the ancient Britons AftWJ H?A Brit is informal and can sound negative.

Britisher is now very old-fashioned. * Brit IMf-IEit Britisher gdBHW-o

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