Wales

英 [weɪlz]

美 [weɪlz]

n.  威尔士（大不列颠之一部分，在英格兰之西南）

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双语例句

• Over a third of those now at secondary school in Wales attend schools with over 1,000 pupils
  威尔士现在的初中生中有1/3以上的人就读的学校学生总数超过1,000人。
• Dean Richards was recalled to the England squad for the match with Wales
  迪安·理查兹被召回英格兰队参加对阵威尔士的比赛。
• At his coronation he received the homage of kings from Wales, Northumbria and Scotland.
  在他的加冕典礼上，威尔士、诺森布里亚和苏格兰的国王向他宣誓效忠。
• Wales are three points behind Romania in the group but have a game in hand.
  威尔士队在小组中以3分之差落后于罗马尼亚队，但他们还有一场比赛没踢。
• The ferry was hit by a freak wave off the North Wales coast.
  渡船在北威尔士海岸附近被一股反常的海浪击中。
• Although he was based in Wales, distance was no object.
  虽然他主要住在威尔士，但是距离不成问题。
• The match will be refereed by Derek Bevan from Wales
  这场比赛将由来自威尔士的德里克·贝文执法。
• In Wales in the same era, boys were caned for speaking Welsh in the playground
  在同一时期的威尔士，男孩们在操场上讲威尔士语是要吃鞭子的。
• The percentage increase in reported crime in England and Wales this year is the highest since the war
  今年英格兰和威尔士报道的犯罪增长率是战后以来最高的。
• The deal marks a turnaround in the fortunes of South Wales Electricity
  这一协议标志着南威尔士电力公司时来运转。