English
n. 英语 a. 英文的, 英国人的
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英语；英国人；英文；英格兰人
the language used in Britain, the US, Australia, and some other countries
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英国人的；英国的；英文的
relating to England or its people
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The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.
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可数 不可数 复数形式Cricket—a game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented in order to give themselves some conception of eternity.
The English and the ROTW have a long history of conflict, periodically interrupted for tea.
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The non-Amish, people outside the Amish faith and community.
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Facility with the English language, ability to employ English correctly and idiomatically.
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不可数 可数Sorry, my English isn't very good. I wish I had better English.
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A particular instance of the English language, including:
The English term or expression for some thing or idea.
可数 不可数What's the English for 'à peu près'? It depends: how is it being used?
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A particular instance of the English language, including:
The English text or phrasing of some spoken or written communication.
可数 不可数The specs are all correct, but the English in the instructions isn't as clear as it should be.
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A particular instance of the English language, including:
A clear and readily understandable expression of some idea in English.
可数 不可数Thank you, doctor. Now, please say that again in English.
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A particular instance of the English language, including:
Synonym of language arts, the class dedicated to improving primary and secondary school students' mastery of English and the material taught in such classes.
可数 不可数I loved reading until 7th grade English.
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A size of type between pica (12 point) and great primer (18 point), standardized as 14-point.
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Alternative form of english.
加拿大 美国 不可数 可数You are putting too much English on the ball.
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To translate, adapt or render into English.
古体 罕用 及物[…] severe prohibuit viris suis tum misceri feminas in consuetis suis menstruis, etc. I spare to English this which I have said.
Here, the poems are Englished by twelve different translators
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To make English; to claim for England.
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Of or pertaining to England.
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English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.
英语的
英文的
英国人的
Those immigrants Anglicised their names to make them sound more English.
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Of or pertaining to the people of England (e.g. Englishmen and Englishwomen).
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Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
an English ton
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Non-Amish, so named for speaking English rather than a variety of German.
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Denoting a vertical orientation of the barn doors on a camera.
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The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and many other parts of the world.
可数 不可数English is spoken here as an unofficial language and lingua franca.
How do you say ‘à peu près’ in English?
She speaks English, French, and German. English is her first language.
English is a world language: it is widely used in dozens of countries and is studied in at least a hundred more.
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A variety, dialect, or idiolect of spoken and or written English.
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English language, literature, composition as a subject of study
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An English surname originally denoting a non-Celtic or non-Danish person in Britain.
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A male or female given name.
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A number of places in the United States:
A town, the county seat of Crawford County, Indiana; named for Indiana statesman William Hayden English.
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A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Kentucky.
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A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Brazoria County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Red River County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
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下位词 3
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From Middle English Englisch, English, Inglis, from Old English Englisċ (“of the Angles; English”), from Engle (“the Angles”), a Germanic tribe + -isċ; equivalent to Engle + -ish. Compare West Frisian Ingelsk, Scots Inglis (older ynglis), Dutch Engels, Danish engelsk, Old French Englesche (whence French anglais), German englisch, Spanish inglés, all ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow”) (compare Sanskrit अंहु (áṃhu, “narrow”), अंहस् (áṃhas, “anxiety, sin”), Latin angustus (“narrow”), Old Church Slavonic ѫзъкъ (ǫzŭkŭ, “narrow”)). More at Angles (tribe) § Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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