单词 | 惠特尼 |
释义 | 〔Young〕American civil rights leader who was executive director of the National Urban League (1961-1971).扬,小惠特尼·穆尔:(1921-1971) 美国民权运动的领袖,是全国城市联盟的执行主管(1961-1971年)〔Whitney〕American inventor and manufacturer whose invention of the cotton gin (1793) revolutionized the cotton industry. He also established the first factory to assemble muskets with interchangeable parts, marking the advent of modern mass production.惠特尼,埃利:(1765-1825) 美国发明家和制造商。他发明的轧花机(1793年)引起棉花工业的革命。他也建立了第一个用互换零件装配步枪的工厂,这标志着现代大生产的到来〔pamper〕"I should like to be made much of, and tended—yes, babied" (Adeline D.T. Whitney).我不愿意得到太多的支持和照料-是的,宝贝们” (安德烈D·T·惠特尼)〔black〕"Together, blacks and whites can move our country beyond racism" (Whitney Moore Young, Jr.). “团结起来,黑人和白人可以使我们的国家超越种族” (小惠特尼·摩尔·扬)。〔ruly〕"A small, ruly beard balances his hair"(Whitney Balliett)“他整齐的小胡子与其头发很相称”(惠特尼·巴利埃特)〔Whitney〕American geologist who measured (1864) the highest peak in the continental United States, which was later named after him. His brotherWilliam Dwight Whitney (1827-1894), a philologist and lexicographer, edited the Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia (1889-1891). 惠特尼,约西亚·德怀特:(1819-1896) 美国地质学家。他曾测量了美国大陆的最高峰(1864年),此峰后来以他的名字命名。他的弟弟威廉·德怀特·惠特尼 (1827-1894年)是一个哲学家和辞典编纂者,曾编辑 《世纪词典》 (1889-1891年) |
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