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词汇 Bren
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Definition of Bren in English:

Bren

(also Bren gun)
noun brɛnbrɛn
  • A lightweight quick-firing machine gun used by the Allied forces in the Second World War.

    (第二次世界大战期间盟军使用的)布伦式速射轻机枪

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There were also beautifully restored military vehicles, including jeeps, and Bren gun carriers.
    • It takes me back to the cadets, assembling or dissembling the Bren gun: piston, barrel, butt, body, bipod.
    • As he paused beside a large rock to reload his Bren gun, he was shot dead by a sniper.
    • After a noisy afternoon with a Bren firing 12 inches from my left ear, I was deafened.
    • He became a Bren gunner and was taught to kill - a far cry from his Christian pacifist background.

Origin

1930s: blend of Brno (a town in the Czech Republic where it was originally made) and Enfield in England (site of the Royal Small Arms Factory where it was later made).

Rhymes

Adrienne, again, amen, Ardennes, Behn, Ben, Benn, cayenne, Cévennes, Dairen, den, en, fen, gen, glen, Glenn, Guyenne, Gwen, hen, julienne, Karen, ken, Len, Loren, men, Nene, Ogaden, paren, pen, Penn, Phnom Penh, Rennes, Shenzhen, Sun Yat-sen, ten, then, Tlemcen, when, wren, yen, zazen, Zen

Definition of Bren in US English:

Bren

(also Bren gun)
nounbrenbrɛn
  • A lightweight quick-firing machine gun used by the Allied Forces in World War II.

    (第二次世界大战期间盟军使用的)布伦式速射轻机枪

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As he paused beside a large rock to reload his Bren gun, he was shot dead by a sniper.
    • He became a Bren gunner and was taught to kill - a far cry from his Christian pacifist background.
    • There were also beautifully restored military vehicles, including jeeps, and Bren gun carriers.
    • It takes me back to the cadets, assembling or dissembling the Bren gun: piston, barrel, butt, body, bipod.
    • After a noisy afternoon with a Bren firing 12 inches from my left ear, I was deafened.

Origin

1930s: blend of Brno (a town in the Czech Republic where it was originally made) and Enfield in England (site of the Royal Small Arms Factory where it was later made).

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