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burra

/ˈbʌɹə/

Meanings
adjective

大人物，重要人物

Big or important — used as a title of respect

Examples :

"a burra sahib"
一个大人物老爷
culture language society title

Related Words

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sahib noun

/ˈsɑː(ɦ)ɪb/ /ˈseɪɪb/

老爷，大人。

"During the British Raj, the Indian workers addressed their British manager as "Sahib" out of respect. "

在英国统治时期，印度工人为了表示尊敬，称呼他们的英国经理为“老爷”。

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as adverb

/ˈæs/

同样地，一样地

"The student studied hard for the test, as did her brother. "

那个学生努力为考试学习，她的哥哥也一样。

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important adjective

/ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtənt/

重要，关键，至关重要。

"It is very important to give your daughter independence in her life so she learns from experience."

给予女儿生活上的独立性，让她从经验中学习，这一点至关重要。

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

的, 从

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

学校位于离市中心五英里的地方.

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respect noun

/ɹɪˈspɛkt/

尊重，敬重

"He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him."

他是一位学术泰斗，我对他非常敬佩。

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title noun

/ˈtaɪtl̩/

头衔, 职称，称号。

"My grandfather's title was "Professor," reflecting his long career in education. "

我爷爷的头衔是“教授”，这反映了他长期从事教育事业。

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big noun

/bɪɡ/

大块头， 大个子

"The big won the school's annual sports day. "

那个大块头赢得了学校一年一度的运动会。

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

A，a 字母

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

我的老师在黑板上写了字母“a”，来示范它的形状。

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

或者，或。

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

他可能会得癌症，或者被公共汽车撞到，或者天知道还会发生什么。

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used verb

/juːzd/

使用，利用。

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

这个学生使用计算器来解决这道数学题。