Berlin的意思

Berlin

英式音标[bɝ'lɪn]

基本解释

n. 柏林

Berlin: city in Brandenburg, capital of Germany, traditionally by folk-etymology from German Bär "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.

1. Eating in East Berlin used to be a hazardous and joyless experience.: 在东柏林就餐曾经是一件危险而且沉闷无趣的事情。

2. Reports speak of Berlin putting together an aid package for Moscow.: 报告称柏林正在制订一揽子的莫斯科援助计划。

4. London's musical life might become as exciting as Berlin's.: 伦敦的音乐生活可能会变得像柏林的一样令人兴奋。

5. Hitler himself committed suicide as Soviet forces were closing in on Berlin.: 当苏联军队逼近柏林的时候，希特勒自杀了。