brill
brill — adjective
1. very good, or a lot of fun, in casual British speech.
very good, or a lot of fun, in casual British speech.
Your idea for a class video at the night market is brill.
be brill
The cousins had a brill weekend at the lake.
brill + noun
That new cafe is brill for cheap noodles after work.
Ravi found a brill gift for his sister's birthday.
The school play was brill, and even Grandpa laughed.
文法句型
be brill
brill + noun
用法筆記
Common in spoken British English, especially after 'be' and with words like 'idea', 'time', or 'weekend'. Many speakers prefer the full form 'brilliant' in formal writing.
常見錯誤
brill — noun
1. a broad flatfish from the sea that people cook and eat.
a broad flatfish from the sea that people cook and eat.
At the fish market, Bao bought a fresh brill for dinner.
a brill as a food fish
The chef baked brill with lemon and herbs for lunch.
cook brill
At the bistro, roasted brill came with potatoes and peas.
The diver spotted a brill lying flat on the sea floor.
文法句型
cook/eat brill
a brill
用法筆記
Common in fishing, cooking, and restaurant contexts. The plural is usually also 'brill', especially when people mean the fish as food.