Word · Frequency #16072
Michigan
密歇根州
a state of the US in the Midwest, bordering the Great Lakes
- 1.
A deke consisting of lifting the puck with the stick and throwing it under the top corner of the goal, while skating behind the net.
一种假动作,在滑到球门后方时用球杆将冰球挑入球门顶角。
密歇根牌戏;一种假动作,在滑到球门后方时用球杆将冰球挑入球门顶角。
In use
My cousin is moving to Michigan next month for a new job.
We drove across Michigan last summer and loved the Great Lakes.
She studied environmental science at a university in Michigan.
be in [region]
指州名时前面不加 the;如需强调“密歇根州”可说 the state of Michigan。
Michigan is in the Great Lakes region.
密歇根州位于五大湖地区。
play [card game]
这里 Michigan 是纸牌游戏名,不是地名;表示玩这种牌戏也可说 play a game of Michigan。
They played Michigan with a separate deck.
他们用一副单独的牌玩密歇根牌戏。
Common mistakes
I live at Michigan.I live in Michigan.
州、国家等较大地点前用介词 in,不用 at;中文的“在”不区分地点大小,直接用 at 是母语迁移。
I visited Michigan state last summer.I visited Michigan last summer.
Michigan 本身就是州名,不需要在后面加 state;若想强调“州”,应该说 the state of Michigan。中文的“密歇根州”里带有“州”字,容易导致冗余。
Connections
Collocations
- the state of Michigan
- 密歇根州
- Lansing is the capital of the state of Michigan.兰辛是密歇根州的首府。
- northern Michigan
- 密歇根州北部
- They live in northern Michigan, near the Great Lakes.他们住在密歇根州北部,靠近五大湖。
- Michigan's Upper Peninsula
- 密歇根州的上半岛
- We spent a week in Michigan's Upper Peninsula last summer.去年夏天我们在密歇根州的上半岛待了一周。
- a game of Michigan
- 一局密歇根牌戏
- After dinner, they played a game of Michigan.晚餐后,他们玩了一局密歇根牌戏。
Pop culture & quotes
- Michigan J. Frog
- 密歇根·J·弗罗格The famous cartoon frog Michigan J. Frog dances and sings in the 1955 Warner Bros. short 'One Froggy Evening'.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
密密的树林里,在树根旁歇一歇,记住五大湖区的密歇根州。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常交流、新闻报道、旅行 密歇根州作为美国州名,通常用于日常交流、新闻报道和旅行话题中,没有明显的正式或口语差异。直接使用“Michigan”即可。
Grammar Note
指密歇根州时通常不加复数;纸牌游戏义可用复数 Michigans。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都不与 Michigan 完全押韵:Michigan 的重音在第一音节 /ˈmɪ/,后面是 /ʃɪɡən/,所以没有常用词能与之押韵。mission 与 Michigan 一样以 /mɪʃ/ 开头;Chicago 与 Michigan 的 'chi' 都读 /ʃɪ/;hooligan 和 organ 分别与 Michigan 共享 -igan 和 -gan 的拼写,但读音中没有 /ʃ/ 音,注意不要受拼写误导。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.