Word · Frequency #12275
metro
地铁
an electric railway that runs below the ground, usually in a city
- 1.
A metropolitan area.
大都市区
- 2.
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
通常在城市地下运行的电动铁路
大都市区;都会区;大都市区;通常在城市地下运行的电动铁路
In use
I take the metro to work every day.
The metro is the fastest way to get around the city.
You can buy a metro ticket at the station.
in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'
take the metro
固定搭配,表示乘坐地铁。
I usually take the metro to work.
我通常乘地铁上班。
by metro
介词短语,表示交通方式。
We can get there by metro.
我们可以乘地铁到那里。
metro station
复合名词,指地铁车站。
Connections
Collocations
- take the metro
- 乘地铁
- I usually take the metro to work.我通常乘地铁上班。
- metro station
- 地铁站
- The metro station is a five-minute walk from here.地铁站离这里步行五分钟。
- metro line
- 地铁线路
- The new metro line will open next year.新的地铁线路明年开通。
- metro system
- 地铁系统
- The city's metro system is one of the busiest in the world.这座城市的地铁系统是世界上最繁忙的系统之一。
- metro network
- 地铁网
- The metro network connects all major parts of the city.地铁网连接了这座城市的所有主要区域。
- metro area
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆:metro 是 metropolitan(大都会)的缩写,想象地铁把大都会的地下连成网络。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:urban planning、public transit 该词作名词时有“都会区”和“地铁”两种常见含义。作“都会区”解时多用于城市规划或统计语境,常出现在 metro area 这类搭配中;作“地铁”解时比较常见于城市公共交通语境。整体语域难以简单定为正式或随意,通常需根据具体含义和搭配判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
retro 与 metro 发音最接近,同含 /ɛtroʊ/ 韵脚;pro 可押 metro 末尾的 /oʊ/。注意 intro、auto、photo、zero 拼写上很像,但元音不同,不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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