subway
/ˈsʌbweɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsʌbweɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsəb-ˌwā/ (ame, mw)
subway — 名詞
- subwaysingular
- subwaysplural
1. a city's train network that runs mostly or entirely in tunnels beneath the stree
地鐵
城市地下電氣鐵路系統
a city's train network that runs mostly or entirely in tunnels beneath the streets
Sora takes the subway to school every morning because it is faster than the bus.
Sora 每天早上搭地鐵上學，因為比搭公車快。
The subway in Taipei is known for being clean, on time, and easy to use.
台北的地鐵以乾淨、準時又好用聞名。
collocation: take the subway / ride the subway
A new subway line connecting the airport to the city center opened last year.
一條連接機場和市中心的新地鐵線去年通車了。
Many people ride the subway during rush hour when the streets are crowded with cars.
很多人會在尖峰時間搭地鐵，那時候街上車子很多。
Isabela checked the subway map to find the quickest route to the museum.
Isabela 查看地鐵路線圖，找出到博物館最快的方法。
- metro
used for systems in European cities such as Paris or Moscow; also the official name of systems in Washington D.C. and some other cities
- underground
the standard British English term for an urban train system that runs below ground
- tube
informal name for the London Underground, from the shape of its tunnels
文法句型
the subway
by subway
take + the + subway
用法筆記
In the United States, subway is the standard word for an urban underground train system. In the United Kingdom, the same kind of system is called the underground or (in London) the tube. Subway is not used for the London system.
常見錯誤
2. a paved tunnel built under a road or street so that people can walk safely from
地下道
供行人穿越馬路的地下通道
a paved tunnel built under a road or street so that people can walk safely from one side to the other
The children used the subway to cross the main road on their way to school.
孩子們走地下道穿越主要道路去上學。
Tuan walked through the subway and came out on the other side of the street.
Tuan 走過地下道，從馬路的另一頭出來。
walk through a subway / use a subway to cross
The city built a subway under the highway so that people can reach the park.
市政府在高速公路下方建了一座地下道，讓民眾可以走到公園。
Layla waited in the subway until the rain stopped before going up to the street.
Layla 在地下道裡躲雨，等到雨停才走上街道。
Graffiti covered the walls of the old subway that connects the two shopping centres.
通往兩間購物中心的那條舊地下道，牆上畫滿了塗鴉。
- underpass
the preferred American English term; can also refer to a road passing under another road
- pedestrian tunnel
more descriptive and neutral across both varieties
文法句型
a subway
the subway
through + a + subway
用法筆記
This meaning is common in British English. In American English, the same structure is usually called an underpass or a pedestrian tunnel. The subway/underpass difference is one of the better-known vocabulary contrasts between British and American English.