briny

FREQ #41930

a. 盐水似的, 海水似的, 咸的 [机] 含盐度

发音

AU /ˈbɹaɪni/

词形变化

the briny brinier 比较级 brinier briniest more briny 比较级 briniest 最高级 most briny 最高级

别名

briney

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The sea.

    俚语

    1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados That afternoon Mr Slater had been for what he termed "a blow of the briny," as his custom was on a fine day. He was returning in the dusk and had crossed the spacious promenade when, at a corner, he almost ran into the broad figure of a policeman who stood talking to a woman on the path.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty.

    咸

    on the briny deep

  2. 2.

    Acerbic; unsentimental.

    比喻

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

main

上位词 2

water body of water

部分词 4

offing high seas international waters territorial waters

整体词 1

hydrosphere
形容词

同义词 1

brackish

近义相关 1

salty

词源

From brine + -y.

来源：wiktionary