flagstaff
flagstaff — 地名
1. A city in north-central Arizona, USA, located among pine forests at the base of
旗桿市
美國亞利桑那州中北部城市
A city in north-central Arizona, USA, located among pine forests at the base of the San Francisco Peaks, known as a gateway to the Grand Canyon and for its dark night skies that are ideal for astronomy.
The Chen family spent a weekend in Flagstaff before driving south to the Grand Canyon.
Chen 一家在旗桿市度過週末後，開車南下前往大峽谷。
proper noun as travel destination
Nina studies environmental science at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.
Nina 在旗桿市的北亞利桑那大學攻讀環境科學。
proper noun as location for studying
Flagstaff has clear night skies because of its strict lighting laws.
旗桿市因為嚴格的燈光管制條例，擁有清澈的夜空。
Elena and her family drove along historic Route 66, stopping for lunch in downtown Flagstaff.
Elena 和家人沿著歷史悠久的 66 號公路行駛，在旗桿市市中心停下來吃午餐。
用法筆記
Always capitalised as a proper noun. The name comes from a tall pine tree that was stripped of its branches and raised as a flagpole for an 1876 celebration.
flagstaff — 名詞
- flagstaffsingular
- flagstaffsplural
1. A tall, straight pole made of wood or metal that is fixed in an upright position
旗桿
懸掛旗幟的直立長桿
A tall, straight pole made of wood or metal that is fixed in an upright position and used to display a flag.
Every morning the caretaker raises the school flag up the flagstaff before the first bell.
每天早晨，管理員在第一節課鐘響前將校旗升上旗桿。
verb: raise a flag up a flagstaff
A new metal flagstaff was installed in the town square to replace the old one.
市政廣場上安裝了一根新的金屬旗桿，取代原本老舊的木頭旗桿。
passive: install a flagstaff at [location]
The strong wind snapped the flagstaff outside the post office and dropped the flag.
強風吹斷了郵局外的旗桿，旗幟掉落在地上。
Arjun lowered the national flag down the flagstaff as the sun set behind the mountains.
Arjun 在夕陽沒入山後之際，慢慢地將國旗順著旗桿降下。
A stone base was built around the flagstaff to keep it in place during storms.
旗桿的底部砌了一圈石座，以確保它在暴風雨中穩固不搖。
- flagpole
far more common in everyday English; interchangeable in meaning
用法筆記
Flagstaff is less common than flagpole in everyday speech, though both refer to the same object. Flagpole is preferred in informal contexts.