Word · Frequency #16882
Pittsburgh
匹兹堡
a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet to form the Ohio River; an important industrial area and home to Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
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n. a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
匹兹堡
In use
My cousin lives in Pittsburgh and works at a hospital there.
We flew to Pittsburgh last spring to visit the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Pittsburgh has many bridges because three rivers meet there.
Pittsburgh is a city in [region]
表示城市位于某州或国家时，介词用 in，不用 at。
Pittsburgh is a city in Pennsylvania.
匹兹堡是宾夕法尼亚州的一座城市。
the city of Pittsburgh
"the city of + 城市名" 用于正式或书面表达。
The city of Pittsburgh is an important industrial area.
匹兹堡市是一个重要的工业区。
Common mistakes
Pittsburg is a major city in Pennsylvania.
Connections
Collocations
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- 匹兹堡钢人队
- The Pittsburgh Steelers have won six Super Bowl titles.匹兹堡钢人队曾六次赢得超级碗冠军。
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- 匹兹堡企鹅队
- The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team.匹兹堡企鹅队是一支职业冰球队。
- University of Pittsburgh
- 匹兹堡大学
- She is studying medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.她在匹兹堡大学学医。
- downtown Pittsburgh
- 匹兹堡市中心
- The new hotel is located in downtown Pittsburgh.这家新酒店位于匹兹堡市中心。
- City of Pittsburgh
- 匹兹堡市
- The City of Pittsburgh is known for its many bridges.匹兹堡市以其众多桥梁而闻名。
- Pittsburgh area
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Pittsburgh 拆成 pits（矿坑）+ burgh（城堡），联想这座钢铁之城曾有众多矿坑与工厂，像一座工业城堡。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、旅行、新闻报道 匹兹堡是专有地名，通常用于地理、旅行或新闻报道等中性场合，口语和书面语中均可直接使用。
Grammar Note
专有名词，指美国宾夕法尼亚州西南部城市；首字母应大写。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音注意：Pittsburgh 读作 ˈpitsbəːg（结尾同 /bɜːg/）。burg、Hamburg、Harrisburg、Gettysburg 的结尾都含有相同的 /bɜːg/，可帮助记忆；但它们与 Pittsburgh 不构成严格押韵，因为各词重音不同。Edinburgh 拼写为 -burgh，却读 /ˈɛdɪnbərə/；borough 读 /ˈbʌrə/，都与 /bɜːg/ 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.