British

The Commissioners of Inland Revenue control British national taxes.

国家税收委员管理英国全国的税收。

The British prime minister is too apt to cling to Washington’s apron strings.

英国首相对华盛简直唯命是从。

British courts are under obligation to disapply Acts where they conflict with European law.

英国法庭有责任废止与欧洲法律相悖的法案。

British) a person owning or renting a smallholding.

（英国）拥有或租赁小块农田的人。

I patiently filled him in on the British tradition of sherry tippling.

我耐心细致地给他讲述了英国人畅饮雪利酒的传统。

Her efforts were justly rewarded with a British Empire Medal.

不列颠帝国勳章是对她的努力的正奖赏。

British voters are rightly suspicious of attempts to save money in the area of education.

英国选民怀疑当局企图削减教育经费是有根据的。

Her British accent is just a mannerism picked up on her visit to London.

她的英国口音是她访问伦敦学会的。

They assumed that this martial behaviour would be accepted by the British Government.

他们猜这一军事行为也许会被英国接受。

I am by no means gloomy about the prospects for British industry.

我对英国工业的前景一点也不悲观。

The British nation has not risen up in a generation.

英国民族并非在一代时期崛起。

British industrial operatives remained locked in primitive tribal attitudes.

英国工业工人仍固守旧有的行业观念。

Her trainer was even more gloomy about the prospects for British tennis.

她的教练对英国网球的前景甚至更为悲观。

The monarchy in England plays an important role in British culture.

英格兰的君主体在英国文化中起重要作用。

British intelligence has been able to secure numerous local informers.

英国情报人员发展了无数当地情报人员。

He became a British citizen, thereby gaining the right to vote.

他成了英国民, 因而得到了投票权。

They reacted to the appalling weather with typical British stoicism.

他们忍受着恶劣天气的煎熬,表现了英国人典型的坚忍不拔的精神。

Old Mr. Duff is the archetype of the elderly British gentleman.

年迈的达夫先生是英国老绅士的典型代表。

The British royal family employ a bagpiper to play for them.

英国皇室也邀请风笛手去为他们演奏。

A British businessman who can speak a foreign language is still something of a novelty.

能说某种外语的英国商人仍算是新奇人物。