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Bristol is a city in the southwest of England. It is a port, and for a long time it was a busy trading and industrial city. It is also a centre for local government. The Clifton Suspension Bridge stands high over a gorge there, and that is the picture many visitors take home.
Bristol is a city in the southwest of EnglandBristol是英格蘭西南部的一座城市。It is a port它是一個港口 and for a long time it was a busy trading and industrial city而且有很長一段時間是繁忙的貿易和工業城市。It is also a centre for local government它也是地方政府的中心。The Clifton Suspension Bridge stands high over a gorge thereClifton吊橋高高地橫跨在那裡的峽谷上 and that is the picture many visitors take home這也是很多遊客帶回去的印象。
The name is very old English: it first meant “the place by the bridge.” Later an extra l appeared at the end. Though actually that l was a spelling habit, not a new meaning: some accents drop an l sound, and people then stuck an l onto names where it did not belong.
The name is very old English這個名字是非常古老的英文 it first meant “the place by the bridge.”一開始的意思是「橋邊的地方」 Later an extra l appeared at the end後來字尾多了一個l。Though actually不過其實 that l was a spelling habit, not a new meaning那個l只是拼寫習慣，不是新的意思 some accents drop an l sound有些口音會把l音省略掉 and people then stuck an l onto names where it did not belong之後人們就把l加到不該有的地名上。
You say BRIS-tl, with a very small middle. Do not confuse Bristol with Brisbane in Australia.
You say BRIS-tl你唸成BRIS-tl with a very small middle中間那段唸得很輕。Do not confuse Bristol with Brisbane in Australia不要把Bristol跟澳洲的Brisbane搞混。
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Bristolname/ˈbɹɪstəl/
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A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
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A surname from Old English.
Bristolnoun/ˈbɹɪstəl/
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Synonym of Bristol board (“kind of heavy paper”).
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A shot that moves a whole pile of winks rather than just one.
- In the Cambridge-improved version of tiddlywinks, potting isn't everything. […] Most of the matches I watched during the tournament were defensive struggles like this one, games that came down to squops, gromps and Bristols.
bristolnoun/ˈbɹɪstəl/
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slangA woman's breast
- Finally the dancer whipped her bikini top off and her bristols fell out. They looked like a pair of slatelayers' nailbags.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。