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。
地铁
metros — plural of metro
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
地铁
an electric railway that runs below the ground, usually in a city
I usually take the metro to work.
我通常乘地铁上班。
大都市区
A metropolitan area.
通常在城市地下运行的电动铁路
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
I take the metro to work every day.
我每天乘地铁上班。
AI contextual example
The metro is the fastest way to get around the city.
地铁是在城市里最快捷的出行方式。
AI contextual example
You can buy a metro ticket at the station.
你可以在车站购买地铁票。
AI contextual example
in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'
在巴黎,地铁系统被称为“metro”,而在伦敦,它被称为“tube”或“underground”。
WordNet
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。
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。
复合名词,指地铁车站。
The metro station is two blocks away.
地铁站离这里两个街区。
Not this
I take metro to work every day.
Use this
I take the metro to work every day.
在英语中,当‘metro’作为交通工具用‘take’时,前面需要定冠词‘the’,而汉语中‘坐地铁’没有冠词,因此学习者易遗漏。
Not this
There are two metro in the city.
Use this
There are two metros in the city.
metro是可数名词,复数形式要加-s,汉语中没有复数变化,因此学习者易忽略。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
乘地铁
I usually take the metro to work.
我通常乘地铁上班。
地铁站
The metro station is a five-minute walk from here.
地铁站离这里步行五分钟。
地铁线路
The new metro line will open next year.
新的地铁线路明年开通。
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。
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。
大都市区;都会区
The population of the metro area has grown rapidly.
大都市区的人口增长迅速。
我在地铁站,正等着列车。——出自柏林乐队(Berlin)1982年的新浪潮名曲《The Metro》,常被视为80年代都市孤独感的经典写照。
I take the metro to work every day on my commute.
我每天通勤时都乘坐地铁去上班。
Use metros naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.