city in Devon, England, named for its location at the mouth of the Plym River; the river is in turn named for Plympton, literally "plum-tree farm." Earlier Plymouth was Sutton Prior. The town in Massachusetts, U.S., was named 1620 by immigrants on the "Mayflower," which had sailed from Plymouth, England, and landed at what became known as Plymouth Rock.
雙語例句
1. All the Plymouth hospitals are on red alert.
普利茅斯所有的醫(yī)院都處于緊急狀態(tài)之中。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Oil has come ashore on a ten mile stretch to the east of Plymouth.
綿延10英里的浮油已經(jīng)到達(dá)了普利茅斯東岸。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Plymouth Hoe is renowned as the site where Drake played bowls before tackling the Spanish Armada.