briny

• 形容某物带有盐的味道或气味，尤其像海水那样咸的。

Describes something that tastes or smells of salt, especially the sea.

1. Slightly saltyB2formal

   Having a mild salty taste, often from a mixture of seawater and fresh water.

   微咸的

   • The briny water of the estuary was home to unique fish.
   • He described the taste of the soup as slightly briny.
   • The air near the coast had a briny smell.

   同义词brackishsalinesaltishsalty

   反义词fresh

• 名词，指任何巨大的咸水水体，如海洋或大海。

A noun referring to any very large body of salt water, such as an ocean or sea.

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1. B2informal

   A large body of salt water, especially the sea or ocean.

   海洋

   • The old sailor spent his life on the briny.
   • They set sail across the briny for distant shores.
   • He longed for the smell of the briny and the sound of waves.

   同义词deepmainoceansea