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Pittsburgh is a city in [region]
表示城市位于某州或国家时，介词用 in，不用 at。
Pittsburgh is a city in Pennsylvania.
匹兹堡是宾夕法尼亚州的一座城市。
匹兹堡
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
匹兹堡
a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet to form the Ohio River; an important industrial area and home to Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is a city in Pennsylvania.
匹兹堡是宾夕法尼亚州的一座城市。
匹兹堡
n. a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
My cousin lives in Pittsburgh and works at a hospital there.
我表兄住在匹兹堡，在那里的医院工作。
We flew to Pittsburgh last spring to visit the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
去年春天我们飞往匹兹堡，参观卡内基自然历史博物馆。
Pittsburgh has many bridges because three rivers meet there.
匹兹堡有很多桥梁，因为三条河流在那里交汇。
表示城市位于某州或国家时，介词用 in，不用 at。
Pittsburgh is a city in Pennsylvania.
匹兹堡是宾夕法尼亚州的一座城市。
"the city of + 城市名" 用于正式或书面表达。
The city of Pittsburgh is an important industrial area.
匹兹堡市是一个重要的工业区。
Not this
Pittsburg is a major city in Pennsylvania.
Use this
Pittsburgh is a major city in Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh 以 -burgh 结尾，末尾的 h 不发音但必须拼写出来；漏写 h 是常见拼写错误。
Not this
I arrived to Pittsburgh yesterday.
Use this
I arrived in Pittsburgh yesterday.
表示到达城市时，arrive 后接 in，不接 to；arrive in 表示到达较大的地点。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
匹兹堡钢人队
The Pittsburgh Steelers have won six Super Bowl titles.
匹兹堡钢人队曾六次赢得超级碗冠军。
匹兹堡企鹅队
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team.
匹兹堡企鹅队是一支职业冰球队。
匹兹堡大学
She is studying medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.
她在匹兹堡大学学医。
匹兹堡市中心
The new hotel is located in downtown Pittsburgh.
这家新酒店位于匹兹堡市中心。
匹兹堡市
The City of Pittsburgh is known for its many bridges.
匹兹堡市以其众多桥梁而闻名。
匹兹堡地区
There are many tech companies in the Pittsburgh area.
匹兹堡地区有许多科技公司。
匹兹堡左转（绿灯亮起后立即抢在直行车前左转的驾驶做法）
At the intersection, she pulled off a quick Pittsburgh left and got through before oncoming traffic.
在十字路口，她快速来了一个匹兹堡左转，赶在对面来车之前通过了。
匹兹堡式牛排（外焦里嫩、中心保留生肉的牛扒做法）
He ordered his steak Pittsburgh rare, so the outside was seared and crusty while the center stayed cool and red.
他点的牛排是匹兹堡式做法，外层烤得酥脆，中心却保持着冰凉的生红。
匹兹堡厕所（地下室常见的无隔断马桶）
The old house still had a Pittsburgh toilet in the corner of the basement laundry room.
那栋老房子的地下室洗衣房角落里还有一个匹兹堡厕所。
Use Pittsburgh naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Pittsburgh 拆成 pits（矿坑）+ burgh（城堡），联想这座钢铁之城曾有众多矿坑与工厂，像一座工业城堡。
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、旅行、新闻报道 匹兹堡是专有地名，通常用于地理、旅行或新闻报道等中性场合，口语和书面语中均可直接使用。
专有名词，指美国宾夕法尼亚州西南部城市；首字母应大写。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.