Word · Frequency #558
europe
欧洲
the second smallest continent, a large peninsula of Eurasia; in British usage, often refers to the continent excluding the British Isles
英式英语中，Europe 常指欧洲大陆，不包括不列颠群岛。
- 1.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
第二大洲(实际上是欧亚大陆的一个巨大半岛)；英国人用“欧洲”指代除不列颠群岛外的整个大陆
- 2.
an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
二战后成立的欧洲国家国际组织,旨在减少贸易壁垒并加强成员国之间的合作
- 3.
the nations of the European continent collectively
欧洲大陆各国的总称
第二大洲(实际上是欧亚大陆的一个巨大半岛)；英国人用“欧洲”指代除不列颠群岛外的整个大陆；二战后成立的欧洲国家国际组织,旨在减少贸易壁垒并加强成员国之间的合作；欧洲大陆各国的总称
In use
She has traveled to many countries in Europe over the past few years.
Many students go to Europe to study art and history.
My cousin lives in Europe, so we usually video call on weekends.
the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II
in Europe
Europe 作为专有名词首字母大写，常与介词 in 搭配表示地点。
She lives in Europe.
她住在欧洲。
travel to Europe
动词 travel 后接 to 表示目的地，Europe 首字母大写。
He plans to travel to Europe next summer.
他计划明年夏天去欧洲旅行。
from Europe
Connections
Collocations
- in Europe
- 在欧洲
- She has traveled extensively in Europe.她在欧洲旅行广泛。
- across Europe
- 遍及欧洲
- The policy was adopted across Europe.该政策被遍及欧洲采用。
- Europe's economy
- 欧洲的经济
- Europe's economy is recovering slowly.欧洲的经济正在缓慢复苏。
- mainland Europe
- 欧洲大陆
- They drove from the UK to mainland Europe.他们从英国开车到欧洲大陆。
- Eastern Europe
- 东欧
- Eastern Europe has a rich cultural history.东欧有丰富的文化历史。
- Western Europe
- 西欧
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Europe 谐音“欧rope”，想象欧洲大陆被一根绳子（rope）串起各国，助记“欧”+rope。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
作为大洲名称，通常不加冠词，且为不可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ope' are usually pronounced /oʊp/, unlike Europe (/jʊrəp/). Note that 'rope' is part of the spelling of Europe.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.