Word · Frequency #9274
Stamford
斯坦福德(美国康涅狄格州西南部城市)
Stamford
斯坦福德(美国康涅狄格州西南部城市)
In use
She moved to Stamford last year for a new job.
Stamford has a beautiful waterfront park.
The train from New York to Stamford takes about an hour.
prep + Stamford
斯坦福德前常用介词in表示地点。
She lives in Stamford.
她住在斯坦福德。
Stamford + be + noun phrase
Stamford is a city in Connecticut.
斯坦福德是康涅狄格州的一座城市。
from + Stamford
He is from Stamford.
他来自斯坦福德。
Common mistakes
I want to visit Stanford next summer.I want to visit Stamford next summer.
因为 'Stamford' 和 'Stanford' 拼写相近,学生容易混淆。'Stanford' 是大学名,而 'Stamford' 是城市名。
I visited the Stamford last year.I visited Stamford last year.
城市名称前通常不用定冠词 'the',只有少数例外如 'the Hague'。
Connections
Collocations
- in Stamford
- 在斯坦福德
- She works in Stamford.她在斯坦福德工作。
- Stamford, Connecticut
- 康涅狄格州斯坦福德
- Stamford, Connecticut, is a coastal city.康涅狄格州斯坦福德是一个沿海城市。
- downtown Stamford
- 斯坦福德市中心
- Downtown Stamford has many restaurants.斯坦福德市中心有很多餐馆。
- Stamford police
- 斯坦福德警察局
- The Stamford police responded quickly.斯坦福德警察迅速响应。
Pop culture & quotes
- I'm from Stamford.
- 我来自斯坦福德。Jim Halpert says this when introducing himself to the Stamford branch in the US version of The Office.吉姆·哈尔珀特在美版《办公室》中向斯坦福德分公司介绍自己时说了这句话。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将stamford拆成stam(类似'斯坦')和ford(福特),联想'斯坦'与'福特'共同组成美国康涅狄格州的斯坦福德市。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:地理、地名 斯坦福德是专有名词,通常在使用中不带有明显的正式或非正式色彩,故选择中性注册。
Grammar Note
专有名词,通常不可数
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-ford' spelling. 'Stanford' and 'Bradford' have the same stressed vowel /æ/ but differ in the preceding consonant. 'Oxford', 'Milford', and 'Hereford' have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme with 'Stamford'. Use caution with lookalikes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.