brougham

英 [ˈbruːəm] 美 [ˈbruːəm]

n.  (旧时的)四轮单马马车

复数:broughams

BNC.38265 / COCA.46816



牛津词典

noun

  1. (旧时的)四轮单马马车
    a type of carriage used in the past, which had a closed roof and four wheels and was pulled by one horse

    双语例句

    1. There she alighted, walked for an hour, rejoined her brougham and returned home at a fast trot.
      她在那里下车,漫步一个小时,然后重新登上马车,疾驰回家。
    2. Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave. ( Henry Peter, Lord Brougham)
      教育使一国人民容易领导,但不容易驱赶;容易管理,但却不可能奴隶。
    3. Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern but imposible to slave. ( Brougham, British statesman)
      教育使民族容易,难于驱使;容易管理,却不奴役。(英国政治家布罗马汉姆)
    4. Then there had been the pleasurable excitement of choosing a showy grey stepper for May's brougham.
      后来为了给梅的马车选一匹体面的灰色快马,他愉快地激动了一阵。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat

      1. light carriage