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单词 Oxbridge
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Definition of Oxbridge in English:

Oxbridge

noun ˈɒksbrɪdʒˈɑksˌbrɪdʒ
  • Oxford and Cambridge universities regarded together.

    牛津大学和剑桥大学

    as modifier Oxbridge colleges

    牛津大学和剑桥大学的学院。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The BBC has lost the rights to broadcast the Oxbridge Boat Race after more than fifty years of exclusively covering the event.
    • There was the Oxbridge model: residential, tutorial, character-forming.
    • Crispin is bumbling up the corridor like a fading Oxbridge academic.
    • The exceptions are the Oxbridge people who exercise so much power in the universities, the civil service and political life.
    • The Oxbridge postgraduate community is much more mixed and meritocratic than the undergraduate body.

Origin

Mid 19th century: blend of Oxford1 and Cambridge.

Definition of Oxbridge in US English:

Oxbridge

nounˈɑksˌbrɪdʒˈäksˌbrij
  • Oxford and Cambridge universities regarded together.

    牛津大学和剑桥大学

    as modifier Oxbridge colleges

    牛津大学和剑桥大学的学院。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The BBC has lost the rights to broadcast the Oxbridge Boat Race after more than fifty years of exclusively covering the event.
    • Crispin is bumbling up the corridor like a fading Oxbridge academic.
    • The exceptions are the Oxbridge people who exercise so much power in the universities, the civil service and political life.
    • There was the Oxbridge model: residential, tutorial, character-forming.
    • The Oxbridge postgraduate community is much more mixed and meritocratic than the undergraduate body.

Origin

Mid 19th century: blend of Oxford and Cambridge.

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