subway

英 [ˈsʌbweɪ]

美 [ˈsʌbweɪ]

n.  地下铁道; 地铁交通; (穿越马路等的)地下人行道

复数：subways　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15658 / COCA.5383

牛津词典

noun

• 地下铁道；地铁交通
  an underground railway/railroad system in a city
  1. the New York subway
     纽约地铁
  2. a subway station/train
     地铁站 / 列车
  3. a downtown subway stop
     闹市区的地铁站
  4. to ride/take the subway
     乘地铁
• （穿越马路等的）地下人行道
  a path that goes under a road, etc. which people can use to cross to the other side

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 地铁
  Asubwayis an underground railway.
  1. ...the Bay Area Rapid Transit subway system...
     旧金山海湾地区地铁捷运系统
  2. I don't ride the subway late at night.
     我深夜不坐地铁。

in BRIT, usually 英国英语通常用 underground, tube


• N-COUNT (穿越马路、铁路的)地下通道，地下人行道
  Asubwayis a passage underneath a busy road or a railway track for people to walk through.
  1. The majority of us feel worried if we walk through a subway.
     大多数人在走地下通道时都感到害怕。

in AM, use 美国英语用 underpass

英英释义

noun

• an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
  1. in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'
  Synonym:metrotubeundergroundsubway system
• an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
  Synonym:underpass

双语例句

• I go to work by subway.
  我乘地铁去上班。
• Trains are thundering in and out all the time at a subway station.
  地铁车站上列车进进出出，整天轰隆轰隆地响个不停。
• The subway plays a key role in the city's transportation system.
  地铁在城市交通系统中扮演着关键角色。
• You can travel by taxi, subway, bus or by bike.
  您可以坐出租车、地铁、公共汽车、或是骑自行车。
• 'I could take the subway and have David pick me up at the station.' — 'Nothing doing.'
  “我可以坐地铁，然后让戴维到车站接我。”——“不行。”
• I have to go home by subway.
  也得乘地铁回家去了。
• If I were you, I'II take the subway.
  如果我是你，我就坐地铁。
• The majority of us feel worried if we walk through a subway.
  大多数人在走地下通道时都感到害怕。
• Many of the city's subway tunnels are flooded.
  许多城市的地铁隧道被淹没。
• This is the subway interchange station.
  这是地铁中转站。