City in western England, Middle English Bridgestow, from Old English Brycgstow, literally "assembly place by a bridge" (see bridge (n.) + stow). A local peculiarity of pronunciation adds -l to words ending in vowels. Of a type of pottery, 1776; of a type of glass, 1880. In British slang, "breast," 1961, from Bristol cities, rhyming slang for titties.
双语例句
1. Southbound traffic tailed back for twenty miles on the M5 near Bristol.
在布里斯托尔附近的5号高速公路上，南行的车辆排成了绵延20英里的长龙。
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2. Fishermen from Bristol disputed fishing rights with the Danes.
布里斯托尔的渔民与丹麦人争夺捕鱼权。
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3. Bristol Crown Court granted conditional bail with a surety of £2,500.
英国布里斯托尔刑事法庭准予有条件保释，保证金为2,500英镑。
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4. Bristol regained its status as a city in the local government reorganisation.
布里斯托尔在地方政府重组过程中重新获得了自己作为一个城市的法律地位。
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5. I am organising a benefit gig in Bristol to raise these funds.
