Word · Frequency #21562
oregon
俄勒冈州
a state in the northwestern United States on the Pacific coast
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a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
美国西北部的一个州,位于太平洋沿岸
美国西北部的一个州,位于太平洋沿岸；俄勒冈
In use
My cousin moved to Oregon last year.
The Pacific coast of Oregon is beautiful.
We are planning a road trip to Oregon this summer.
in Oregon
表示地理位置。
She lives in Oregon.
她住在俄勒冈州。
Oregon is [adjective]
系表结构描述特征。
Oregon is beautiful.
俄勒冈州很美丽。
from Oregon
表示出生或来源。
He is from Oregon.
他来自俄勒冈州。
Common mistakes
I went to the Oregon last summer.I went to Oregon last summer.
Oregon是专有名词，前面不加定冠词the。
She studies at Oregon University.She studies at the University of Oregon.
州名作大学名称时，通常使用'University of Oregon'或'Oregon State University'等固定名称，且需加定冠词the；直接说'Oregon University'是不规范的。
Connections
Collocations
- Oregon Trail
- 俄勒冈之路（19世纪美国西进运动的主要路线）
- Thousands of settlers traveled the Oregon Trail in the 1840s.19世纪40年代，成千上万的定居者沿着俄勒冈之路西行。
- Oregon coast
- 俄勒冈海岸（风景优美的太平洋沿岸地带）
- We drove along the Oregon coast, stopping at scenic overlooks.我们沿着俄勒冈海岸驾车，在观景点停留。
- Oregon Ducks
- 俄勒冈鸭队（俄勒冈大学的体育校队）
- The Oregon Ducks won the Pac-12 championship this year.今年俄勒冈鸭队赢得了太平洋十二校联盟冠军。
- Oregon State University
- 俄勒冈州立大学（美国公立研究型大学）
- She studied forestry at Oregon State University.她在俄勒冈州立大学学习林学。
- Oregon wine
- 俄勒冈葡萄酒（尤指威拉米特谷的葡萄酒）
- Oregon wine is known for its Pinot Noir.俄勒冈葡萄酒以黑皮诺而闻名。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 Oregon 记成“饿了刚”：在美国西北太平洋沿岸，饿着肚子刚想起这个绿树成荫的州。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、旅行、新闻 “Oregon”是地名，通常用于一般叙述、旅行或新闻等场合，属于中性正式用法。
Grammar Note
专有名词，指美国俄勒冈州，通常不与冠词连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Oregon (/ˈɔrəɡən/) has no common rhymes. Wagon and dragon share its final syllable /ɡən/ and the spelling -gon. In American English, hexagon and polygon are lookalikes spelled with -gon but pronounced with /ɡɑːn/, not /ɡən/. Organ and oregano look similar at the beginning, but organ (/ˈɔrɡən/) is two syllables and oregano (/əˈreɡənoʊ/) has stress on the second syllable; neither sounds like Oregon.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.