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take the subway to [destination]
表示乘坐地铁去某地，'subway'前常加'the'。
I take the subway to work.
我乘地铁上班。
地铁
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
地铁
an electric railway running below the ground in a city
I take the subway to work.
我乘地铁上班。
管道、下水道等的地下通道。
An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
在地面以下运行的电车轨道(通常在城市中)
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
生物(如蝙蝠)的地下通道。
An underground route for creatures (e.g. bats).
供行人穿越道路或铁路的地下通道
an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
I take the subway to work every morning.
我每天早上乘地铁去上班。
AI contextual example
The subway is faster than driving during rush hour.
在高峰期，地铁比开车更快。
AI contextual example
They are building a new subway line that will connect the airport to the city center.
他们正在修建一条连接机场和市中心的新地铁线。
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”,而在伦敦则被称为“tube”或“underground”
WordNet
表示乘坐地铁去某地，'subway'前常加'the'。
I take the subway to work.
我乘地铁上班。
Times Square is on the subway line.
时代广场在地铁线上。
这里的'subway'指地下通道，英国英语常用'underpass'。
Use the subway to cross the busy street.
使用地下通道穿过繁忙的街道。
Not this
I take subway to work every day.
Use this
I take the subway to work every day.
可数名词单数前需要加定冠词，表示特指的交通工具。
Not this
Subway is faster than bus.
Use this
The subway is faster than the bus.
可数名词单数作主语时需加定冠词表示类别。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
乘坐地铁
I usually take the subway to work.
我通常乘坐地铁上班。
地铁站
The subway station is two blocks from here.
地铁站离这里有两个街区。
地铁线路
Is this the new subway line that just opened?
这是刚开通的新地铁线路吗？
地铁系统
The city's subway system runs from 5 a.m. to midnight.
这座城市的地铁系统从早上5点运行到午夜。
人行地下通道
Use the pedestrian subway to cross the busy road safely.
使用人行地下通道可以安全地穿过这条繁忙的马路。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 day, play)
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sub（下）+ way（路），连起来就是“地下的路”——地铁或地下通道。
语域：neutral 常见场景：public transit、daily commute、directions、travel subway 在美式英语中通常指城市地铁，语气中性，适合口语和一般书面表达；在英式英语中则多用来指人行地下通道。实际使用时可先看语境和说话者地区。
可数名词
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.