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 Britain ['brɪtən]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 英国

  1. Britain is a brief name of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
    不列颠是大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国的简称。
  2. Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain.
    希思先生是英国前任首相。
  3. The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
    联合王国由大不列颠和北爱尔兰组成。


britain
[ noun ]
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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  1. For these causes the people of Great Britain, the United States and other Allied nations have for 44 years made enormous sacrifices to keep our alliance strong and our military ready.
  2. BAA, the operator of Britain's seven biggest airports, is offering 455 pence ($8.13) a share for the 80.2% of Lynton it didn't own before making its bid May 16, valuing the target company at #220 million ($393 million).
  3. Rushdie dropped out of sight soon after Khomeini announced the death sentence on Tuesday on him and Viking, his publishers in Britain and the United States.
  4. They foster hostile takeovers and an over-reliance on profitability as a yardstick of success. The chapter on Britain offers a rich and complex explanation of why its industry is in decline.
  5. The Justice Department, meanwhile, asked authorities in Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and Britain to freeze bank accounts in which Noriega is believed to have stashed millions of dollars in illegal drug profits.
  6. Britain today pledged to contribute to a U.S.-organized fund to share costs of the Persian Gulf operation against Iraq, and Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady called the European portion of his fund-raising tour a success.
  7. But P&G officials say they soon will sell in Britain a more biodegradable diaper, one with a plastic backsheet made with cornstarch.
  8. The first is that the treaty signed in Maastricht did not envisage that Britain would participate in the social chapter.
  9. "Urgent measures are being taken to help all those affected by this terrible tragedy, and I have to be there in this effort," said Gorbachev, who planned to fly to Yerevan after arriving in Moscow. He canceled planned trips to Cuba and Britain.
  10. The plan comes just three days before a meeting between the two Germanys and the four World War II allies that divided Germany _ the Soviet Union, United States, Britain, and France _ to discuss the international ramifications of German unity.
  11. The creation of a single European Community market for automobiles could expose Europe's auto industry to even stiffer competition and open France, Britain, Spain and Italy to a surge of imports from Japan.
  12. HOW'S about this for a snapshot of the times in Britain?
  13. 'Our conception of Europe,' says a senior Elysee official, 'is that France, Germany and Britain are fairly close.' But the desire of France and Germany to help Mr Major is not unlimited, and it will not last for ever.
  14. Scottish & Newcastle also unveiled an agreement with Coors Brewing of the U.S. to brew its Extra Gold premium lager under license in Britain.
  15. The sharpest impact could come in Britain, where women get full retirement benefits at age 60 while men must wait until 65. Pension plans in Belgium, Greece and Portugal also may have to be rewritten.
  16. Also, Britain's importance in international monetary affairs is proportionally greater than the country's economy because of the concentration of financial markets in London, the officials contend.
  17. The agency, he said, has barred the importation of live cattle from Britain since July 1989.
  18. The list of rumored suitors includes American Home Products, Schering-Plough and Britain's Glaxo Holdings.
  19. The following morning German interest rates were cut by a grudging quarter of a percentage point and Britain's Tory tabloids took up the theme.
  20. The final round of unification talks must be concluded between the four World War II allies _ the Soviet Union, the United States, Britain and France.
  21. But the company said results were weaker than expected at its units in Canada, Britain and Australia. It added that its foreign units probably won't return to profitability until 1992.
  22. Mr. Saunders remains barred from leaving Britain.
  23. Britain's merchandise trade deficit widened to #1.16 billion ($1.85 billion) in May from #504 million in April.
  24. The workers in the canteen are the survivors, so far, of one of Britain's most dramatic redundancy programmes.
  25. Critics said the homosexuality measure, known as Clause 28, was a setback for gay rights in Britain and a swing toward authoritanian rule by Mrs. Thatcher and her government.
  26. Britain is urging the Kuwaitis to cut the stake within the next 12 months.
  27. The doctor, David Collings, performed 338 operations in Britain after returning last year from five years in his native Zimbabwe. Health officials are trying to find the patients to offer them counseling and, if necessary, a free blood test.
  28. The only other Michelin three-star restaurant in Britain, the Waterside Inn at Bray, is owned by Roux's brother, Michel.
  29. Bing, born in Vienna, Austria, went to Britain in the 1930s, where he headed the Glyndebourne Opera and founded the famed Edinburgh Festival.
  30. The third contender for this contract is a partnership between U.S. firm Parsons Brinckerhoff, Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick Consulting/Engineering of Britain and Hong Kong architectural consultants Wong Tung & Partners Ltd.
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