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the Columbia
指哥伦比亚河时，通常需要使用定冠词'the'。
The Columbia is a major river in North America.
哥伦比亚河是北美洲的一条主要河流。
哥伦比亚河（北美洲河流）
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
哥伦比亚河（北美洲河流）
a river in North America, flowing from southwestern Canada through Washington to the Pacific; known for salmon runs
The Columbia is a major river in North America.
哥伦比亚河是北美洲的一条主要河流。
哥伦比亚
n. a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring；n. a town in west central Tennessee；n. capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina
The Columbia River flows through several states before reaching the Pacific Ocean.
哥伦比亚河流经多个州后注入太平洋。
We went kayaking on the Columbia River last summer.
去年夏天我们在哥伦比亚河上划皮划艇。
Salmon migrate up the Columbia River every spring to spawn.
每年春天鲑鱼沿哥伦比亚河逆流而上产卵。
指哥伦比亚河时，通常需要使用定冠词'the'。
The Columbia is a major river in North America.
哥伦比亚河是北美洲的一条主要河流。
指城市时，通常不加冠词，常与州名连用。
She works in Columbia, South Carolina.
她在南卡罗来纳州的哥伦比亚工作。
作主语时，根据上下文确定具体指代哪个哥伦比亚。
Columbia is the capital of South Carolina.
哥伦比亚是南卡罗来纳州的首府。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
哥伦比亚河
The Columbia River is famous for its salmon runs in the spring.
哥伦比亚河以春季的鲑鱼洄游而闻名。
哥伦比亚河流域
The Columbia River basin covers a large area in the Pacific Northwest.
哥伦比亚河流域覆盖了太平洋西北地区的大片区域。
田纳西州哥伦比亚市
Columbia, Tennessee is a small town in the central part of the state.
田纳西州哥伦比亚市是该州中部的一个小镇。
南卡罗来纳州哥伦比亚市
Columbia, South Carolina is the state capital and largest city.
南卡罗来纳州哥伦比亚市是该州的首府和最大城市。
Use Columbia naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆：哥伦比亚河，鲑鱼洄游的河流。
语域：neutral 常见场景：河流、城镇、首都 通常作为地名使用时，属于中性语域，常见于地理、旅游等正式或非正式场合。
No common words rhyme exactly with 'columbia' (stressed /ʌ/ + /mbiə/). The listed words share the ending /biə/ but have different stressed vowels.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.