Word · Frequency #2563
washington
一种团队游戏，即agawan base（抢基地）
Synonym of agawan base (a team game)
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Synonym of agawan base (a team game)
agawan base 的同义词(一种团队游戏)
agawan base 的同义词(一种团队游戏)；华盛顿
In use
After lunch, the students played washington in the open field.
We often choose washington for our physical education class because everyone can join.
Winning at washington depends more on strategy than on strength.
in Washington
She works in Washington.
她在华盛顿工作。
Washington, D.C.
The capital is Washington, D.C.
首都是华盛顿特区。
George Washington
George Washington was the first president.
乔治·华盛顿是第一任总统。
Common mistakes
Washington is capital of United States.Washington is the capital of the United States.
中文里没有冠词概念，所以容易遗漏定冠词"the"，但指华盛顿特区时需加"the"。
I visited Washington last year and saw the Space Needle.I visited Washington state last year and saw the Space Needle.
中文"华盛顿"可指特区或州，但Space Needle位于华盛顿州，需明确说"Washington state"以避免混淆。
Connections
Collocations
- Washington D.C.
- 华盛顿特区
- I visited Washington D.C. last summer.我去年夏天参观了华盛顿特区。
- Washington state
- 华盛顿州
- She lives in Washington state.她住在华盛顿州。
- George Washington
- 乔治·华盛顿
- George Washington was the first president.乔治·华盛顿是第一任总统。
- Washington Monument
- 华盛顿纪念碑
- The Washington Monument is an obelisk.华盛顿纪念碑是一座方尖碑。
- Washington Post
- 华盛顿邮报
- He reads the Washington Post daily.他每天读《华盛顿邮报》。
- Washington's birthday
Learner notes
Memory Tip
华（中华）盛（兴盛）顿（停顿），记住美国首都或国父姓氏。
Context & Register
Neutral register. Typical contexts: politics, travel, news. 注：通常用于指代美国首都、州名或姓氏，作为地名时语境中性。
Grammar Note
专有名词，通常不用于复数形式
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the '-ington' spelling and pronunciation ending /ɪŋtən/. The stressed vowel in 'Washington' is /ɒ/ (or /ɑ/ in American), while in these words it varies, but the ending is identical.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.