Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #15658
subway
地铁
核心释义
an electric railway running below the ground in a city
- 1.
管道、下水道等的地下通道。
An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
- 2.
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)
- 3.
生物(如蝙蝠)的地下通道。
An underground route for creatures (e.g. bats).
- 4.
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
地下通道；人行地道；地下管道；地下管线通道；（动物通行的）地下通道；管道、下水道等的地下通道。；在地面以下运行的电车轨道(通常在城市中)
用法In use
I take the subway to work every morning.
用法提示：subway 作名词，指城市地铁系统，作 take 的宾语。
The subway is faster than driving during rush hour.
用法提示：subway 作名词，作主语，表示地铁这种交通方式。
They are building a new subway line that will connect the airport to the city center.
用法提示：subway 作名词，修饰 line，构成“地铁线路”的意思。
in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- take the subway
- 乘坐地铁
- I usually take the subway to work.我通常乘坐地铁上班。
- subway station
- 地铁站
- The subway station is two blocks from here.地铁站离这里有两个街区。
- subway line
- 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？
- subway system
- 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。
- pedestrian subway
- 人行地下通道
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
sub（下）+ way（路），连起来就是“地下的路”——地铁或地下通道。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the spelling '-way' and the final sound /weɪ/, but they are not true rhymes with 'subway' because its primary stress is on the first syllable (/ˈsʌb-/). Compare the ending sound /weɪ/; note that 'subway' is pronounced with a short u, not like 'soup' (/suːp/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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