elevated train
elevated train — 名詞
1. a city train for passengers that travels along tracks built well above street le
高架列車
在城市中沿高架軌道行駛的客運列車
a city train for passengers that travels along tracks built well above street level, usually resting on tall metal supports
Christopher took the elevated train downtown to watch the baseball game.
Christopher 搭高架列車到市中心看棒球比賽。
collocation: take the elevated train [somewhere]
From her window, Roya watched the elevated train rumble past every morning.
Roya 從窗戶看著高架列車每天早上隆隆地駛過。
The elevated train screeched loudly as it curved around the old brick buildings.
高架列車轉過那排老磚房時發出刺耳的聲響。
Tourists in Chicago often ride the elevated train to see the city from above.
在芝加哥，遊客常搭高架列車從高處俯瞰整座城市。
collocation: ride the elevated train to [place]
Élise missed the last elevated train and had to walk home in the rain.
Élise 錯過了末班高架列車，只好冒雨走路回家。
- elevated train line
- elevated train platform
- elevated train station
- elevated railway
more common in British English; stresses the track line rather than the vehicle
- el
informal American short form, especially in Chicago
- overhead railway
older British term for the same above-street idea
- subway
runs below ground rather than above the streets
- underground
British word for a city train that runs below ground
用法筆記
Usually takes 'the', and in American cities is often shortened to 'the el' (or Chicago's 'the L') when speakers mean the whole city system rather than one vehicle.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- elevated train system
- elevated train track
常用片語
- take the elevated train
- ride the elevated train
介系詞搭配
- on the elevated train
- by elevated train