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.
雙語例句
1. Southbound traffic tailed back for twenty miles on the M5 near Bristol.
在布里斯托爾附近的5號高速公路上，南行的車輛排成了綿延20英里的長龍。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Fishermen from Bristol disputed fishing rights with the Danes.
布里斯托爾的漁民與丹麥人爭奪捕魚權(quán)。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Bristol Crown Court granted conditional bail with a surety of ￡2,500.
英國布里斯托爾刑事法庭準(zhǔn)予有條件保釋，保證金為2,500英鎊。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Bristol regained its status as a city in the local government reorganisation.
布里斯托爾在地方政府重組過程中重新獲得了自己作為一個城市的法律地位。
來自柯林斯例句
5. I am organising a benefit gig in Bristol to raise these funds.