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in Maine
表示地理位置时用介词in。
She lives in Maine.
她住在缅因州。
缅因州
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
缅因州
a state in New England
She lives in Maine.
她住在缅因州。
缅因州(美国新英格兰地区的一个州)
a state in New England
We spent our summer vacation driving through Maine and exploring its coastal towns.
我们暑假开车穿过缅因州，探索了它的沿海小镇。
Maine is famous for its lobster and beautiful fall foliage.
缅因州以其龙虾和美丽的秋叶而闻名。
My cousin moved to Maine last year to work at a national park.
我表弟去年搬到了缅因州，在一个国家公园工作。
表示地理位置时用介词in。
She lives in Maine.
她住在缅因州。
He is from Maine.
他来自缅因州。
使用所有格表示所属关系。
Maine's coastline is beautiful.
缅因州的海岸线很美丽。
Maine is known for its lobster.
缅因州以龙虾闻名。
Not this
I visited main last summer.
Use this
I visited Maine last summer.
Maine是缅因州，是专有名词，首字母需大写；main意为“主要的”，是形容词，与地名混淆。
Not this
I am from the Maine.
Use this
I am from Maine.
专有名词Maine前不加定冠词the，除非指“缅因州（的）”如the Maine coast，但此处表示来自某地不用the。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
缅因州
The state of Maine is in the northeastern United States.
缅因州位于美国东北部。
缅因州海岸
The Maine coast has many lighthouses.
缅因州海岸有许多灯塔。
缅因龙虾
Grilled Maine lobster is my favorite dish.
烤缅因龙虾是我最喜欢的菜。
缅因州北部
Temperatures in northern Maine often drop below freezing.
缅因州北部的温度常常降到冰点以下。
缅因州波特兰
He flew to Portland, Maine, for a conference.
他飞往缅因州波特兰参加会议。
缅因州的森林
They went camping in the Maine woods.
他们在缅因州的森林里露营。
缅因州的选举结果预示全国选举结果
In the old days, pundits said as Maine goes, so goes the nation.
过去，权威人士常说缅因州的选举结果预示全国大选结果。
Use Maine naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Maine 与 main 同音（/mein/），用“主要”的 main 来记美国东北部的缅因州。
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、旅游 缅因州是美国新英格兰地区的一个州名，作为专有名词通常使用中性语体，多用于地理、旅游或新闻报道等场景。
All six words rhyme with Maine /meɪn/: main, plane, rain, lane, pain, mane. Note the spellings: -ain (main, rain, pain) and -ane (plane, lane, mane) both represent the same sound. Maine is spelled 'main' + silent e. Be careful with lookalikes that do NOT rhyme: marine /məˈriːn/, mountain /ˈmaʊntən/, and certain /ˈsɜːrtən/.
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