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the British + verb (plural)
British 作名词时是集合名词，表示全体英国人，谓语动词用复数。
The British are known for their love of tea.
英国人以其对茶的热爱而闻名。
英国人
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英国人
the people of Great Britain
The British are known for their love of tea.
英国人以其对茶的热爱而闻名。
英国人
the people of Great Britain
The British often form an orderly queue.
英国人经常整齐地排队。
This custom is popular among the British.
这种习俗在英国人中很流行。
The new policy will affect the British living overseas.
新政策将影响居住在国外的英国人。
British 作名词时是集合名词，表示全体英国人，谓语动词用复数。
The British are known for their love of tea.
英国人以其对茶的热爱而闻名。
I asked the British about their opinion on Brexit.
我问了一些英国人对脱欧的看法。
British 前可用数量词修饰，如 many, most, some 等。
Many British support the National Health Service.
许多英国人支持国民医疗服务体系。
Not this
He is a British.
Use this
He is British.
作名词时，British 是集合名词，不能指单个英国人。指个人可用 British 作形容词或单独用 Briton。
Not this
British are very polite.
Use this
The British are very polite.
British 作名词指全体英国人时，前面必须加定冠词 the，表示泛指的一类人。
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英国人（总称）
The British are famous for their love of tea.
英国人以爱喝茶而闻名。
我们英国人
We British often talk about the weather.
我们英国人经常谈论天气。
你们英国人
You British certainly know how to queue.
你们英国人确实很会排队。
许多英国人
Many British prefer tea to coffee.
许多英国人喜欢茶多过咖啡。
在英国人当中
Punctuality matters among the British.
守时在英国人当中很重要。
英国人自己
The British themselves often joke about their manners.
英国人自己也常常拿他们的举止开玩笑。
英国病（常指英国曾饱受罢工和低生产率困扰的困境）
The British disease of frequent strikes was a major problem in the 1970s.
频繁罢工的“英国病”在20世纪70年代是一个大问题。
比英国人还英国人（形容某人极其具有英国特色）
Having lived in London for decades, she is now more British than the British.
在伦敦生活了几十年后，她现在比英国人还英国人。
英国人来了！
In 1775, the warning 'The British are coming!' was reportedly used to alert the American colonists.
1775年，据称有人用“英国人来了！”这一警报来提醒美国殖民地居民。
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British 以 Brit 开头，联想到 Britain（不列颠），指不列颠人/英国人。
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻、历史、日常对话 作为名词时通常指英国人（复数概念），在各类语境中都比较常见，属于中性表达，不限于正式或非正式场合。
常与 the 连用，表示复数概念
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