Word · Frequency #7390
Philippines
菲律宾（东南亚岛国）
核心释义
a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946; an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands
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菲律宾
n. a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946；n. an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands
菲律宾
用法In use
I am planning to visit the Philippines next summer.
用法提示：作为专有名词，指菲律宾国家。
The Philippines is made up of over 7,000 islands.
用法提示：作为专有名词，描述国家地理特征。
She learned to cook traditional dishes from the Philippines.
用法提示：作为专有名词，表示来源地。
in the Philippines
指国家时通常带定冠词the。
She has lived in the Philippines for ten years.
她在菲律宾住了十年。
the Philippines (as subject)
The Philippines is an archipelago in Southeast Asia.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- in the Philippines
- 在菲律宾
- She lived in the Philippines for ten years.她在菲律宾住了十年。
- the Philippines
- 菲律宾
- The Philippines is an archipelago.菲律宾是一个群岛。
- go to the Philippines
- 去菲律宾
- They plan to go to the Philippines next year.他们计划明年去菲律宾。
- Philippines' economy
- 菲律宾的经济
- The Philippines' economy has grown steadily.菲律宾的经济稳步增长。
- Philippines' capital
- 菲律宾的首都
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
菲律宾英文Philippines可拆为Philip（菲利普）+pines（松树），联想菲利普在岛上种了许多松树。
语境与语域Context & Register
neutral register; typical contexts: geography, travel, politics, news；通常用于地理、旅游、政治、新闻等场合，语域中性。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with the /iːnz/ ending are included for comparison. However, 'Philippines' has primary stress on the first syllable, so its final syllable is unstressed, unlike these one‑syllable words which have a stressed /iːnz/. Spelling pattern '-ines' appears only in 'machines'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.