Word · Frequency #12061
Broadway
百老汇大街
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square and is famous for its theaters.
- 1.
An esplanade.
散步大道。
散步大道。
In use
We walked down Broadway and admired the glowing theater signs.
Her lifelong dream is to act in a play on Broadway.
The most famous theaters are found on Broadway in New York City.
on Broadway
表示“在百老汇大街”时用介词 on，且专有名词前不加冠词。
Her apartment is on Broadway.
她的公寓在百老汇大街上。
Broadway + noun
Broadway 可作定语，表示“百老汇的、与百老汇剧院区有关的”，常与 play、show、musical、theater 等连用。
We are going to see a Broadway play tonight.
我们今晚要去看一场百老汇戏剧。
Common mistakes
I visited the Broadway last year.I visited Broadway last year.
Broadway 是专有名词，指代百老汇大街，用作地名时通常不加定冠词 the。
She works in Broadway.She works on Broadway.
在英语中，表示位于某条街道时使用介词 on，而不是 in。
Connections
Collocations
- Broadway musical
- 百老汇音乐剧
- We saw a famous Broadway musical last night.我们昨晚看了一部著名的百老汇音乐剧。
- Broadway show
- 百老汇演出
- She has tickets to a Broadway show this weekend.她这个周末有百老汇演出的票。
- Broadway debut
- 百老汇首演
- His Broadway debut was in 2010.他的百老汇首演是在2010年。
- Broadway production
- 百老汇剧目
- The new Broadway production received great reviews.这部新的百老汇剧目获得了很高的评价。
- Broadway stage
- 百老汇舞台
- Many actors dream of performing on the Broadway stage.许多演员梦想在百老汇舞台上表演。
- Broadway theater
Learner notes
Memory Tip
宽(broad)+路(way)=宽阔的大街，百老汇是纽约剧院集中的大街。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：谈论纽约曼哈顿的街道、谈论剧院区或戏剧演出、旅游与文化话题 Broadway 通常作专有名词，多用于指纽约曼哈顿的百老汇大街及剧院区；在一般口语和书面语中都较常见，语气中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -way 结尾，末尾都念 /weɪ/，与 Broadway 的结尾相同；但重音都在第一个音节，所以严格来说并不与 Broadway 押韵。注意 Broadway 中的 broad 不要念成像 road 的 /brəʊd/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.