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单词 biro
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Definition of biro in English:

biro

nounPlural birosˈbʌɪrəʊ
British trademark
  • A kind of ballpoint pen.

    〈英,商标〉伯罗牌圆珠笔

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mark distributed the score sheets and biros as the contest opened and we did our usual communal marking to decide who we'd be voting for at the end.
    • You can never have too many biros, rubbers and trademarked carrier bags.
    • Also of help would be pens, biros, building gloves, any laptops and in particular, crutches.
    • Good theft is what Robin Hood did, I say now it's walking home from work with a biro, or using an office telephone to call your mother to ask how she's feeling.
    • She also took a biro and notebook as her ‘luxuries’.

Origin

1940s: named after László József Bíró (1899–1985), Hungarian inventor of the ballpoint.

Rhymes

Cairo, giro, gyro, tyro
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