Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #15658
subway
地铁
an electric railway running below the ground in a city
- 1.
An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
管道、下水道等的地下通道。
- 2.
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
在地面以下运行的电车轨道(通常在城市中)
- 3.
An underground route for creatures (e.g. bats).
生物(如蝙蝠)的地下通道。
- 4.
an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
供行人穿越道路或铁路的地下通道
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)
In use
I take the subway to work every morning.
The subway is faster than driving during rush hour.
They are building a new subway line that will connect the airport to the city center.
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。
[place] is on the subway line
Times Square is on the subway line.
时代广场在地铁线上。
Connections
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
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sub（下）+ way（路），连起来就是“地下的路”——地铁或地下通道。
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词
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/).
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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