brussels

IPA/ˈbrʌs.əlz/
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brussels — 名詞

1. the city that serves as Belgium's capital and is also a main centre for European

1.名詞A2
釋義

布魯塞爾

比利時首都,也是歐盟重要行政中心

the city that serves as Belgium's capital and is also a main centre for European Union institutions

例句

Mira spent a week in Brussels and walked around the Grand Place every evening.

Mira 在布魯塞爾待了一週,每天傍晚都去大廣場散步。

Brussels as a travel destination

Bilal moved to Brussels for work and now rides his bike to the office.

Bilal 為了工作搬到布魯塞爾,現在每天騎腳踏車去辦公室。

用法筆記

Often used in news as shorthand for the European Union's political institutions, especially when reports focus on meetings or policy decisions there.

常見錯誤

I went to the Brussels for a meeting.
I went to Brussels for a meeting.
💡City names usually do not take the article 'the'.
Brussels are the capital of Belgium.
Brussels is the capital of Belgium.
💡City names take a singular verb even when they end in -s.