oklahoma

/əʊ.kləˈhəʊ.mə/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌokləhˈomə] /oʊ.kləˈhoʊ.mə/ (ame, ipa)

oklahoma — 名詞

1. one of the fifty states of the United States, located in the south-central part

1.名詞A2
釋義

俄克拉荷馬州

美國中南部的一州

one of the fifty states of the United States, located in the south-central part of the country, with wide plains, cattle ranching, and oil production, and with the headquarters of many Native American tribal nations; its capital is Oklahoma City.

例句

Soraya moved to Oklahoma last year for work in the oil fields near Tulsa.

Soraya 去年為了塔爾薩附近的油田工作，搬到了俄克拉荷馬州。

move to [state] for work in [industry] — relocation pattern

During spring, violent storms sometimes sweep across the plains of central Oklahoma.

春季時，猛烈的暴風雨有時會橫掃俄克拉荷馬州中部的平原。

storms + sweep across + plains — weather collocation

同義詞
  • Sooner State

    informal nickname; used in tourism and local culture, but less common in everyday speech

  • OK

    postal abbreviation; used mainly in written addresses and forms

用法筆記

Always capitalised. The abbreviation OK (or Okla.) is common in addresses and informal writing. Oklahoma is often used as a modifier before another noun (Oklahoma wheat, Oklahoma tourism).

常見錯誤

❌I visited Oklahoma City, the capital of Oklahoma state.
✅I visited Oklahoma City, the capital of Oklahoma.
💡'state' is not part of the official name; just say 'Oklahoma'.
❌Oklahama has a famous musical.
✅Oklahoma has a famous musical.
💡note the spelling: O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A, not 'Oklahama'.