Barbary
['bɑ:bəri]
解释:
(noun.) a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries.
休整理--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind of pigeon.
校对:尼古拉斯
例句:
- Was Miss Barbary at all connected with your ladyship's family? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- That lady was a Miss Barbary, your ladyship. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Miss Barbary, sir, returned Mrs. Rachael, who is now among the Seraphim-- I hope so, I am sure, said Mr. Kenge politely. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- I do not wish to see a new Barbary rising in America, and our long-extended coast occupied by piratical states. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- There was the name of Barbary, and the name of Clare, and the name of Dedlock, too, I think. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Did your ladyship, says Mr. Guppy, ever happen to hear of Miss Barbary? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
校对:拉里