aberdeen
aberdeen — 名詞
1. A port city on the North Sea coast of northeastern Scotland, long known for fish
亞伯丁市
蘇格蘭東北部的北海港口城市
A port city on the North Sea coast of northeastern Scotland, long known for fishing and, since the 1970s, as the main base for Britain's oil and gas industry. Many of its buildings are built from grey granite stone, which is why people call it the 'Granite City'.
Tomás worked for an oil company in Aberdeen for nearly ten years.
Tomás 在亞伯丁的一家石油公司工作了將近十年。
collocation: work in Aberdeen (oil-industry context)
Kian took the night train from London to Aberdeen to visit his uncle.
Kian 搭夜車從倫敦到亞伯丁去拜訪叔叔。
proper noun: a destination you travel to
Mayumi was surprised by the grey granite walls of the old buildings in Aberdeen.
Mayumi 對亞伯丁老建築那灰色花崗岩的牆面感到驚訝。
Fishing boats still leave the harbour at Aberdeen early every morning.
漁船每天清晨仍會從亞伯丁的港口出海。
Jabari moved to Aberdeen for a job on one of the North Sea oil platforms.
Jabari 為了一份北海石油平台的工作搬到亞伯丁。
- the Granite City
informal nickname pointing to the same place; used in tourism writing
用法筆記
Names the port city itself. Distinguish from sense 2, which covers the wider council area around it, and sense 3, the unrelated small city in the United States.
常見錯誤
2. A larger administrative region in northeastern Scotland that runs along the Nort
亞伯丁區
蘇格蘭東北部的行政區
A larger administrative region in northeastern Scotland that runs along the North Sea coast around the city of the same name. The region covers about 6,300 square kilometres and includes many farms, small towns, and fishing villages outside the main city.
Imran works for the council that looks after schools across the whole of Aberdeen.
Imran 在負責整個亞伯丁區學校事務的議會工作。
proper noun: the administrative region
Many small farms in the south of Aberdeen produce milk and beef cattle.
亞伯丁區南部有許多小農場，主要生產牛奶和肉牛。
highlights wider rural region, not the city
Jude moved from London to a quiet coastal village in the north of Aberdeen.
Jude 從倫敦搬到亞伯丁區北部一個安靜的海邊村莊。
The roads across Aberdeen often close in winter when heavy snow falls on the hills.
每到冬天，亞伯丁區的道路在山區大雪時常常封閉。
- Aberdeenshire
the older name for much of the same area; some maps still use it
用法筆記
Refers to the wider council area, including towns and countryside outside the main city. Distinguish from sense 1, which names only the port city itself.
3. A small city in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota, with a
美國亞伯丁
美國南達科他州東北部的小城
A small city in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota, with a population of about 26,000 people. It serves as a market and service centre for the farms and small towns around it.
Eitan grew up on a wheat farm just outside Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Eitan 在美國南達科他州亞伯丁郊外的一座麥田農場長大。
highlights US disambiguator: South Dakota
Evelyn drove from Sioux Falls to Aberdeen to visit her grandmother last weekend.
Evelyn 上週末從蘇福爾斯開車到亞伯丁去看她奶奶。
collocation: drive to Aberdeen (US context)
Most weeks, farmers from nearby towns come into Aberdeen to buy seed and tools.
大多時候，附近小鎮的農夫會到亞伯丁採購種子和工具。
Brooke moved to Aberdeen in 2018 to teach English at the local high school.
Brooke 在二〇一八年搬到亞伯丁，在當地高中教英文。
用法筆記
Refers to the small American city, not the Scottish one. Speakers usually add 'South Dakota' or the state name to avoid confusion with sense 1.