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
双语例句
1. She is a long way from being the richest person in Britain.
比起英国首富，她还差得远呢。
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2. Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering.
英国的亚裔年轻人通常被吸引到医学、法律及工程专业。
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3. Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.
英国许多海滩连最起码的卫生标准都达不倒。
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4. Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until 1880.
直到1880年，英国才开始实行初等义务教育。
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5. Britain has dropped from second to third place in the league.
英国在联赛中的排名从第二位降到了第三位。
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用作名词 (n.)
Britain has always had a large navy, called the Royal Navy. 英国一直有一支强大的海军，称为皇家海军。
In politics Britain has preferred evolution to revolution. 在政治上，英国喜欢渐进而不喜欢革命。
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the minister in charge of finance in Britain. 英国财政大臣是负责财政的大臣。
Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain. 希思先生是英国前任首相。
Britain was colonized by the Romans. 不列颠曾沦为罗马人的殖民地。
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。
The class are doing a project on the Roman occupation of Britain. 这个班在进行一项关于古罗马人占领不列颠的研究。
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。
