macao
macao — 名詞
1. A self-governing part of southeastern China that runs its own laws and money but
澳門
中國南方的自治特別行政區
A self-governing part of southeastern China that runs its own laws and money but is still under Chinese control; it once belonged to Portugal and is famous today for its huge casinos. It covers about 23 square kilometres and has roughly 552,000 residents.
Tariq flew to Macao last summer to see its churches and bright casino lights.
Tariq 去年夏天飛到澳門，去看當地的教堂和明亮的賭場燈光。
proper noun: a destination you travel to
Many tourists take a short ferry from Hong Kong to Macao for a weekend trip.
許多遊客從香港搭短程渡輪到澳門，度過一個週末小旅行。
collocation: ferry / trip to Macao
Macao returned to Chinese control in 1999 after more than four hundred years under Portugal.
澳門在被葡萄牙統治四百多年後，於一九九九年回歸中國。
The casinos in Macao earn more money each year than those in Las Vegas.
澳門的賭場每年賺的錢比拉斯維加斯的還多。
Indra studied the food of Macao, where Chinese and Portuguese cooking blend together.
Indra 研究澳門的飲食，那裡的中式和葡式料理融合在一起。
- Macau
the Portuguese-style spelling; both names point to the same place
用法筆記
Refers to the whole self-governing region. Distinguish from sense 3, which names only the city inside this region, and from sense 2, which names the narrow strip of land the region grew from.
常見錯誤
2. A narrow strip of land sticking out from Guangdong province in southeastern Chin
澳門半島
伸入珠江口、香港以西的狹長陸地
A narrow strip of land sticking out from Guangdong province in southeastern China, sitting in the Pearl River mouth just to the west of Hong Kong. It forms the original core of the wider self-governing region.
On the map, Lakshmi traced the thin strip of Macao reaching into the sea.
在地圖上，Lakshmi 順著澳門那條伸入海面的細長陸地描了一遍。
geographical feature: a strip of land
The peninsula of Macao lies west of Hong Kong, across a stretch of open water.
澳門半島位於香港以西，中間隔著一片開闊的海面。
highlights position relative to Hong Kong
Fishing boats once filled the small bays along the rocky edge of Macao.
從前，漁船擠滿了澳門多岩石海岸邊的小海灣。
Two small islands sit south of the Macao headland, joined to it by bridges.
兩座小島就在澳門岬角的南邊，靠長長的橋與它相連。
Élise sailed past the tip of Macao as her ship entered the Pearl River.
Élise 的船駛入珠江時，經過了澳門的尖端。
- Macao Peninsula
the full geographical name for this strip of land
用法筆記
Names the physical headland only, not the political region built around it. Distinguish from sense 1, which covers the whole self-governing region, and sense 3, the main city.
3. The largest town in the self-governing region of the same name, home to about 46
澳門市
該自治區內最大、約四十七萬人口的城市
The largest town in the self-governing region of the same name, home to about 469,000 people and serving as its centre for business, travel, and government.
Liam booked a small hotel in the heart of Macao, near the main square.
Liam 在澳門市中心訂了一間小旅館，就在熱鬧的主廣場附近。
proper noun: a city you stay in
The narrow streets of Macao fill with shoppers and street food every evening.
澳門狹窄的街道每到傍晚就擠滿了購物的人和路邊小吃。
collocation: the streets of Macao
Madison spent a morning walking through the old town of Macao before her flight home.
Madison 在搭機返家前，花了一個早上走遍澳門的老城區。
Nearly half a million people live and work inside the city of Macao.
將近五十萬人在澳門市裡生活和工作。
Trains and buses carry workers into Macao from nearby towns each morning.
火車和巴士每天早上把工人從鄰近城鎮載進澳門。
- Macau city
spelled with the Portuguese-style ending; same city
用法筆記
Names the city specifically. When the same word is used for the whole region (sense 1) or the headland (sense 2), the surrounding words usually make the wider meaning clear.