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Punjab + be + noun phrase
Punjab 是专有名词，首字母通常大写。
Punjab is a historical region.
旁遮普是一个历史地区。
旁遮普
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
旁遮普
a historical region in northwestern India and northern Pakistan
Punjab is a historical region.
旁遮普是一个历史地区。
旁遮普(南亚一地区)
n. a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan
My friend spent a year traveling through Punjab and loved the local food.
我的朋友花了一年时间在旁遮普旅行，很喜欢当地的食物。
The culture of Punjab is known for its music and dance.
旁遮普的文化以其音乐和舞蹈闻名。
She bought beautiful fabrics from Punjab during her trip.
她旅行时从旁遮普买了漂亮的布料。
Punjab 是专有名词，首字母通常大写。
Punjab is a historical region.
旁遮普是一个历史地区。
Not this
punjab is a beautiful region.
Use this
Punjab is a beautiful region.
旁遮普是专有地名，英语中必须首字母大写；中文没有大写规则，学习者常误写为小写。改为 Punjab 才符合英语专有名词的拼写规范。
Not this
She was born at Punjab.
Use this
She was born in Punjab.
表示出生在某地区或省份时，英语用介词 in 表示范围，而 at 通常用于具体地点或地址。中文的“在旁遮普”不区分这种差别，因此容易误用 at；改用 in 才符合英语搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
旁遮普地区
The Punjab region is divided between India and Pakistan.
旁遮普地区分为印度和巴基斯坦两部分。
旁遮普省
Lahore is a major city in Punjab province, Pakistan.
拉合尔是巴基斯坦旁遮普省的一个重要城市。
旁遮普邦
Amritsar is a famous city in the Indian state of Punjab.
阿姆利则是印度旁遮普邦的一座著名城市。
旁遮普政府
The Punjab government announced new farming policies.
旁遮普政府宣布了新的农业政策。
Use Punjab naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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Punjab 音近‘旁遮普’：南亚有片‘旁’边被‘遮’挡的‘普’通土地，即旁遮普。
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、历史 旁遮普是南亚地区的地名，通常用于地理和历史语境，正式与非正式场合均可使用。
In American English, job /dʒɑːb/, rob /rɑːb/, and swab /swɑːb/ rhyme with the stressed syllable -dʒɑːb; in British English these have /ɒb/ and do not rhyme. barb /bɑːb/ rhymes only in non-rhotic (British) accents; in American it is /bɑːrb/. Be careful: cab and lab end in -ab but are pronounced /kæb, læb/, not /ɑːb/.
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