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be known as Motown
Detroit is known as Motown because of its automobile industry.
底特律因汽车工业而被称为汽车城。
汽车城；底特律
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汽车城；底特律
the city of Detroit, Michigan, a major Great Lakes port and center of the U.S. automobile industry
Detroit is known as Motown because of its automobile industry.
底特律因汽车工业而被称为汽车城。
Motown 是底特律的别称。
摩城音乐
A style of popular soul music strongly associated with Motown Records.
Many people call Detroit Motown because of its long history with the automobile industry.
很多人因为底特律与汽车工业的悠久历史而把它称为汽车城。
When I visited Motown last summer, I saw the famous car factories.
去年夏天我参观汽车城时，看到了那些著名的汽车工厂。
She moved to Motown to work at an auto plant.
她搬到汽车城去，在一家汽车厂工作。
Detroit is known as Motown because of its automobile industry.
底特律因汽车工业而被称为汽车城。
Many guides refer to Detroit as Motown.
许多旅行指南把底特律称为汽车城。
Motown 通常首字母大写，指底特律的别称。
Motown is a nickname for Detroit.
汽车城是底特律的别称。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
汽车城：年轻美国之声。
For most of the twentieth century, Motown was the center of the American automobile industry.
在二十世纪的大部分时间里，汽车城一直是美国汽车工业的中心。
Use Motown naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
可这样记：听 motown 的 moto 联想到 motor（马达/汽车），town 是城镇，所以记住底特律=汽车城。
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、informal writing 该义项是底特律的非正式别称“汽车城”，多用于日常口语或非正式文章；正式场合通常直接说 Detroit。
以 -town 结尾的单词（town、downtown）与 motown 的后半部分 /taʊn/ 读音相同。down、brown 也以 -own 结尾，发音同为 /aʊn/。注意形近词 own：拼写也是 -own，但读作 /oʊn/，不是 /aʊn/。
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