limeys

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词义：

n.

英国佬，英国海军，英国人( limey的名词复数 )；

英英释义

limey[ 'laimi ]

n.a man of English descent

同义词：John Bull

用法：

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

An American, some years later commented thus "The Limey Navy, just turned and ran."
几年后一个美国人做过如此的评价：“英国海军，掉转船头然后跑了。“

Sometimes, I do wonder whether he isn't a limey at heart.
我有时候真的挺纳闷，他内心里是不是一个英国佬。

权威例句

Limeys

Lind, lemons and limeys.

Dances with Limeys - Living Among the British

Yanks and Limeys: Alliance Warfare in the Second World War

Niall Barr, Yanks and Limeys: alliance warfare in the Second World War

Rubberlegs, the Peanut and the Limeys: FDR’s Summit Diplomacy

Limeys: The True Story of One Man's War against Ignorance, the Establishment and the Deadly Scurvy

Limeys: The True Story of One Man's War against Ignorance, the Establishment, and the Deadly Scurvy by David Harvie

“The Limeys Are Coming Barbara, and They're Laughing!"The Art of the Romeroesque in Shaun of the Dead and Dead Set”

Literature as a Source of Knowledge. Polish Colonization of the United Kingdom in the light of Limeys by Ewa Winnicka

造句：

1. Everybody knew that something awful was afoot.

大家都知道可怕的事近在眼前。

来自柯林斯例句

2. There are plans afoot to increase taxation.

正在拟订增税方案。

来自《权威词典》

3. There is a scheme afoot to improve recreational facilities in the area.

有一项改善本地区娱乐设施的计划正在进行.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. There's something afoot here, but I don't know what it is.

这里有什么东西不对劲, 但我不知道到底是什么.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. A plan was afoot to seize power.

夺权的计划在进行中.

来自《简明英汉词典》

[ afoot 造句 ]