metro
/ˈmetrəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmetrəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈme-(ˌ)trō in French context also mā-ˈtrō/ (ame, mw) · /ˈmet.rəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmet.roʊ/ (ame, ipa)
metro — 名詞
- metrosingular
- metrosplural
1. a city train system that runs through tunnels built beneath the streets, allowin
地鐵；捷運
城市地下鐵路系統
a city train system that runs through tunnels built beneath the streets, allowing passengers to travel quickly from one part of town to another
Tuan rides the Paris metro every morning to reach his office before rush hour ends.
Tuan 每天早上搭巴黎地鐵，在尖峰時段結束前抵達辦公室。
collocation: 'ride / take the metro'
The Paris metro is one of the oldest underground systems in the world.
巴黎地鐵是世界上最古老的地下鐵路系統之一。
A new metro line connecting the airport to the city centre opened last month.
一條連接機場和市中心的新地鐵線路上個月通車了。
The Kim family found the metro station nearest their Seoul hotel only two blocks away.
Kim 一家人發現離他們首爾飯店最近的地鐵站只有兩個街區的距離。
Travelers reach the Prado Museum faster by Madrid metro than by taxi across town.
旅客搭馬德里地鐵前往普拉多博物館，比搭計程車穿越市區更快。
- subway
more common in American English
- underground
more common in British English
- tube
used specifically for the London Underground
文法句型
the metro
metro + noun (metro station, metro line)
用法筆記
In American English, 'subway' is the more common term in most cities, while 'metro' is used in Washington DC and a few other places. In British English, 'underground' or 'tube' (for London) are used alongside 'metro' for systems in other cities. The word is almost always used with the definite article: 'the metro.'
常見錯誤
2. a very large city and the surrounding towns that function together as a single u
大都會
大型重要城市及其周邊區域
a very large city and the surrounding towns that function together as a single urban region
Tendai chose a major metro over her small hometown for work after graduating.
畢業後，Tendai 選擇在大都會而不是老家找工作。
collocation: 'major metro'
Among Asian metros, Manila has seen some of the fastest population growth.
在亞洲各大都會中，馬尼拉的人口成長速度名列前茅。
Romi endures a crowded metro for its job opportunities, despite the exhausting noise.
Romi 忍受擁擠大都會的噪音，只為了它提供的工作機會。
Kenji left a crowded metro for a quiet coastal town and a slower pace of life.
Kenji 離開擁擠的大都會，搬到安靜的沿海小鎮追求較慢的生活步調。
- metropolis
more formal and literary in tone
- megalopolis
refers to an extremely large, sprawling urban area, often formed when several cities merge
文法句型
a + metro
the + place name + metro
用法筆記
This sense is a shortened form of 'metropolis' and is most common in planning, demographics, and journalism contexts. It often refers to the entire urban region rather than just the central city.
常見錯誤
metro — 形容詞
- metropositive
- more metrocomparative
- most metrosuperlative
1. describing or connected with a big city together with the suburbs and smaller to
都會的
與大城市及其郊區有關的
describing or connected with a big city together with the suburbs and smaller towns that surround and depend on it
The metro area includes the main city and all the smaller towns around it.
都會區包括主要城市和周圍所有較小的城鎮。
collocation: 'metro area' for city + suburbs
Andrei writes for a metro newspaper covering politics and business across the entire region.
Andrei 為一家報導整個區域政治和商業新聞的都會報社撰稿。
Metro housing prices in Taipei are nearly three times those in the surrounding countryside.
台北都會區的房價是周邊鄉村地區將近三倍。
The metro population around Phoenix grew twenty percent in five years as factories opened.
鳳凰城都會區的人口因新工廠設立而在五年內增加了百分之二十。
Folake works for the metro transit authority, which runs all city buses and trains.
Folake 在負責管理全市公車和火車的都會交通局工作。
- metropolitan
the full-length version; more formal and more common in British English
- urban
broader in meaning, covering any city or town, not just large ones
文法句型
metro + noun
用法筆記
This adjective always comes before the noun it describes (attributive use only). Common in official titles and statistics: 'metro area,' 'metro population,' 'metro region.' It is a shortened form of 'metropolitan' and is more common in American than British English.