Bristol
英 美['br?stl]
- n. 布里斯托爾（英國西部的港口城市）
暢通詞匯
英文詞源
- Bristol
- City in western England, Middle English Bridgestow, from Old English Brycgstow, literally "assembly place by a bridge" (see bridge (n.) + stow). A local peculiarity of pronunciation adds -l to words ending in vowels. Of a type of pottery, 1776; of a type of glass, 1880. In British slang, "breast," 1961, from Bristol cities, rhyming slang for titties.
雙語例句
- 1. Southbound traffic tailed back for twenty miles on the M5 near Bristol.
- 在布里斯托爾附近的5號(hào)高速公路上，南行的車輛排成了綿延20英里的長龍。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Fishermen from Bristol disputed fishing rights with the Danes.
- 布里斯托爾的漁民與丹麥人爭奪捕魚權(quán)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Bristol Crown Court granted conditional bail with a surety of ￡2,500.
- 英國布里斯托爾刑事法庭準(zhǔn)予有條件保釋，保證金為2,500英鎊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Bristol regained its status as a city in the local government reorganisation.
- 布里斯托爾在地方政府重組過程中重新獲得了自己作為一個(gè)城市的法律地位。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I am organising a benefit gig in Bristol to raise these funds.
- 我要在布里斯托爾組織一場義演來募集這些資金。
來自柯林斯例句