Bri-tan-nic /bri'taemk/ adj. [old-fashioned, formal) (used mainly in names or titles 主要用于名称i或头衔）relating to Britain or the British Empire 不列颠的；英国的；■.大 英帝国的：her Britannic Majesty (= the Queen)英国女

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Briti-cism /'britisizam/ (also Brit-ish-ism /'britijEzam/) noun a word or expression used in Britain but not in other English-speaking countries 英国人特用的词_ _(或

短语）

Brit-ish /'britij^-/ adj. 1 {abbr. Br.) connected with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the people who live there,(大不列颠及北爱尔兰）联 合王词的；英国的；英国人的：the British Government 〇 He was bom in France but his parents are British.他生在法国，但父母是英国人。◊ Britis/i-boseci/ British-born/British-made以..英国为基地的；.英国决生 的；..英国.制造的 2 the British not//? [pi.] the people of the United Kingdom联合丰国人民;（统称}英_ A

► Brit-ish-ness noun [U]

the , British Xouncil now/? [sing.] an organization that represents British culture in other countries and develops closer cultural relations with them 英国.文化 协会（设立于其他国家，旨在加强文化交流）

.British English noun [U] the English language as spoken in Britain and certain other countries 英_奚语 Brit-ish-er I'bntiSdir)/ noun {old-fashioned, NAmE, infor- mo/) a person from Britain 英国人 Brit-ish-ism /'britijizam/ noun = Briticism the .British 'Lions noun[p\] a rugby team of the best players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales that plays abroad英国雄狮队（由英格兰、爱尔兰、苏格兰和 威尔士的一流橄榄球员组成）

.British .overseas 'territory noun (6r£) an island or group of islands in which the British government is responsible for defence and relations with other countries英国海外领地

.British 'Summer Time noun[\J] {abbr. BST) the time used in the UK in summer that is one hour ahead of GMT英国夏令时间（比格林尼治平时早一个^;小时）

Briton /'britn/ noun {formal) a person from Britain ^'0 人：t/ie ancient Britons 古表国人◊ the Briton to cZfmb Everest cwo^en第一个未借助氧气设备登Jl

珠穆朗玛峰的英国夂〇 note at British Brit-pop /'britpup; NAmE -pa:p/ noun [U] a type of popular music played by British groups in the 1990s, influenced by a variety of British musical traditions 英式摇滚乐（20世纪90年代英国音乐团队演奏的一种受 各种英国音乐传统影响的现代乐） brittle /'britl/ 〇办 1 hard but easily broken 硬■被易 碎的；脆性的：brirrteboites/mifk易折的骨骼/指甲

2 a brittle mood or state of mind is one that appears to be happy or strong but is actually nervous and easily damaged 脆弱的：a brittZe temperament 脆弱的性请

3 (of a sound p #) hard and sharp in an unpleasant way尖利的；刺耳的：a brittie Zaugh紫利的笑产

► brittle-ness noun [U]

.brittle 'bone disease /70W/7 [u] (mec//ra/ 医）1 a rare disease in which sb’s bones break extremely easily—成脅 '术全；脆骨病 2 = OSTEOPOROSIS Brit-ton-ic /bri'tomk; NAmE -'tain-/ adj. = Brythonic bro /brau; NAmE brou/ noun {pi bros) {informal) 1 a brother 兄、或弟）2 (espec/fl〃y /s/Awf) a friendly way of addressing a male person (命男子必友好袷睁）畲们 儿，伙计：rhanfcs, bro /谢谢你，差兄V broach /braotj; NAmE broutj/ verb [VN] ~ (sth) (to/with sb) to begin talking about a subject that is difficult to discuss, especially because it is embarrassing or because people disagree about it,并治谈论，：引.入■(尤指 今人馗尬或有异议的话题）：She was dreading havfn^ to broach the subject 〇/money to her/at/ier•她 为..不得

不向父亲提出钱的事犯愁。

B-road noun (in Britain) a road that is less important than an A-road and usually joins small towns and villages (矣樣j B级公路（次于A级公路，通常连接小 城镇及村落）

broad /broid/ adj., noun • adj. (broad-er, broad-est)