the briny (referring to the sea)
常用作单数,指海洋。
The sailors spent months on the briny.
水手们在海上度过了几个月。
任何非常大的(咸)水体
the sea; a very large body of salt water
任何非常大的(咸)水体
any very large body of (salt) water
The old sailor spent his entire life on the briny, navigating from port to port.
老水手一生都在海上度过,从一个港口航行到另一个港口。
用法提示:句中 "the briny" 作名词,指代海洋,意为“大海”。
After months at sea, the crew was eager to leave the briny behind and set foot on land.
在海上待了数月后,船员们渴望离开大海,踏上陆地。
用法提示:"the briny" 用作名词,表示“海洋”,强调航海的背景。
The children dreamed of pirates and adventures on the briny deep.
孩子们梦想着在深海上当海盗、经历冒险。
用法提示:"the briny" 与 "deep" 连用,构成固定短语 "the briny deep",指海洋。
常用作单数,指海洋。
The sailors spent months on the briny.
水手们在海上度过了几个月。
文学用语,指深海。
They descended into the briny deep.
他们潜入深海。
grammar · medium
易错句子We sailed across briny.
正确表达We sailed across the briny.
中文学习者常忘记在表示海洋的名词'briny'前加定冠词'the',因为中文里没有对应的冠词。'briny'作为名词特指海洋,需要冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The brinies are full of fish.
正确表达The briny is full of fish.
'briny'作为不可数名词,没有复数形式。学习者受汉语影响,错误地将其当作可数名词加了复数,应使用单数形式。
briny指海洋(咸水水体),brine特指用于腌制或保存食物的浓盐水。
briny是名词,指海洋;brackish是形容词,描述含少量盐分(如河口)的水。
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