Oxbridge
UK ['ɒks.brɪdʒ] US ['ɑ:ks-] noun uncountable UK
■the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, considered as a unit separate from other universities in Britain 牛津大学和剑桥大学•Many members of the British government went to Oxbridge (= a college at either Oxford or Cambridge).英国政府中的许多官员都曾就读于牛津或剑桥大学。
UK ['ɒks.brɪdʒ] US ['ɑ:ks-] adjective
■belonging or relating to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge 牛津剑桥大学的•She's an Oxbridge student.她是牛津或剑桥大学的学生。 •He's very Oxbridge in his manner (= behaves as if he went to a college in Oxford or Cambridge).他举手投足间很有牛津剑桥的风范。 Compare redbrick |