subway

英 [ˈsʌbweɪ]

美 [ˈsʌbweɪ]

n.  地下铁道; 地铁交通; (穿越马路等的)地下人行道

复数：subways　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15658 / COCA.5383

牛津词典

noun

• 地下铁道；地铁交通
  an underground railway/railroad system in a city
  1. the New York subway
     纽约地铁
  2. a subway station/train
     地铁站 / 列车
  3. a downtown subway stop
     闹市区的地铁站
  4. to ride/take the subway
     乘地铁
• （穿越马路等的）地下人行道
  a path that goes under a road, etc. which people can use to cross to the other side

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 地铁
  Asubwayis an underground railway.
  1. ...the Bay Area Rapid Transit subway system...
     旧金山海湾地区地铁捷运系统
  2. I don't ride the subway late at night.
     我深夜不坐地铁。

in BRIT, usually 英国英语通常用 underground, tube


• N-COUNT (穿越马路、铁路的)地下通道，地下人行道
  Asubwayis a passage underneath a busy road or a railway track for people to walk through.
  1. The majority of us feel worried if we walk through a subway.
     大多数人在走地下通道时都感到害怕。

in AM, use 美国英语用 underpass

英英释义

noun

• an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
  1. in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'
  Synonym:metrotubeundergroundsubway system
• an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
  Synonym:underpass

双语例句

• We can get through town through the subway tunnels.
  我们可以通过地铁隧道来通过城市。
• I have to go home by subway.
  也得乘地铁回家去了。
• If I were you, I'II take the subway.
  如果我是你，我就坐地铁。
• Is this the right subway to zoo?
  这是去动物园的地铁吗？
• Well, there's a subway stop and bus station just around the corner.
  嗯，附近有一个地铁站和一个公车站。
• 'I could take the subway and have David pick me up at the station.' — 'Nothing doing.'
  “我可以坐地铁，然后让戴维到车站接我。”——“不行。”
• You can travel by taxi, subway, bus or by bike.
  您可以坐出租车、地铁、公共汽车、或是骑自行车。
• I happened to meet an old friend on the subway.
  我在地铁里碰巧遇见了一位老朋友。
• I go to work by subway.
  我乘地铁去上班。
• Sandy flooded parts of New York City's subway system and affected other transportation.
  飓风桑迪已经淹没了部分纽约市的地铁系统，还影响了其他的交通系统。