Berlin
英 美[b?'l?n]
- n. 柏林
擴(kuò)展詞匯
英文詞源
- Berlin
- city in Brandenburg, capital of Germany, traditionally by folk-etymology from German B?r "bear," but likely from a Slavic source, compare Old Polabian berl-, birl- "swamp," in reference to the old city's location on low, marshy ground along the River Spree. A flashpoint city in the Cold War, the Berlin airlift ran from June 28, 1948 to May 12, 1949. The Berlin Wall began to be built Aug. 15, 1961, and was effective until Nov. 9, 1989.
- berlin (n.)
- old type of four-wheeled covered carriage, 1690s, so called because it was introduced in Brandenburg, c. 1670; see Berlin. Hence berline (from the French form) "automobile with a glass partition behind the driver's seat." In reference to a type of wool and the popular patterns made for it, from 1841.
雙語例句
- 1. Eating in East Berlin used to be a hazardous and joyless experience.
- 在東柏林就餐曾經(jīng)是一件危險(xiǎn)而且沉悶無趣的事情。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Reports speak of Berlin putting together an aid package for Moscow.
- 報(bào)告稱柏林正在制訂一攬子的莫斯科援助計(jì)劃。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Within Germany, the city of Berlin lay in ruins.
- 在德國(guó)，柏林市已經(jīng)滿目瘡痍。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. London's musical life might become as exciting as Berlin's.
- 倫敦的音樂生活可能會(huì)變得像柏林的一樣令人興奮。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Hitler himself committed suicide as Soviet forces were closing in on Berlin.
- 當(dāng)蘇聯(lián)軍隊(duì)逼近柏林的時(shí)候，希特勒自殺了。
來自柯林斯例句