metropolis
英 [məˈtrɒpəlɪs]
美 [məˈtrɑːpəlɪs]
n. 大都会; 大城市; 首都; 首府
复数：metropolises
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同义词辨析
citymetropolistown【导航词义：城市】
cityn. 城市，都市
〔辨析〕
通常指人口多、面积大、交通发达的大城市或重要城市。
〔例证〕
Hangzhou is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
杭州是世界上最美丽的城市之一。
The parks of this city are famous for their ornate fountains.
该城市的公园以其华丽的喷泉而闻名。
杭州是世界上最美丽的城市之一。
The parks of this city are famous for their ornate fountains.
该城市的公园以其华丽的喷泉而闻名。
metropolisn. 大城市，大都会
〔辨析〕
指某一国家、地区最重要的大城市，有时指首都或首府。
〔例证〕
New York is the metropolis of North America.
纽约是北美的大都市。
London is the metropolis of Great Britain.
伦敦是英国的首都。
纽约是北美的大都市。
London is the metropolis of Great Britain.
伦敦是英国的首都。
townn. 镇，市镇
〔辨析〕
通常指规模小的城镇，也指城市中的市区，或泛指城市。
〔例证〕
Police patrol at night to guard the town.
警察夜间巡逻保护这个城镇。
Do you live in the town or in the country?
你住在城里还是住在乡下?
I'm going into town tomorrow -do you want me to get you anything?
我明天要进城—-想让我给你捎什么东西吗？
警察夜间巡逻保护这个城镇。
Do you live in the town or in the country?
你住在城里还是住在乡下?
I'm going into town tomorrow -do you want me to get you anything?
我明天要进城—-想让我给你捎什么东西吗？
牛津词典
noun
- 大都会；大城市；首都；首府
a large important city (often the capital city of a country or region)
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 首都;大都会;大都市
Ametropolisis the largest, busiest, and most important city in a country or region.- ...the bustling metropolis of Chengdu.
熙熙攘攘的大城市成都
- ...the bustling metropolis of Chengdu.
英英释义
noun
- people living in a large densely populated municipality
- the city voted for Republicans in 1994
- a large and densely populated urban area
- Ancient Troy was a great city
双语例句
- Shanghai short history, but it is an international metropolis.
上海的历史很短，但却是一个国际大都市。 - She has catered to the modern metropolis youth leisure clothing custom.
她迎合了现代都市青年休闲的着装习惯。 - Singapore has been rebuilt as a metropolis of skyscrapers, shopping areas and hotels.
新加坡被重建为一个有着摩天大楼、商业区和旅馆的大城市。 - Today's Shanghai, is one has the modernization extremely with China traditional features metropolis.
今日的上海，是一座极具现代化和中国传统特色的都市。 - The First "Fashion Beijing" Exhibition aims at promoting Beijing's image as an international metropolis.
首届“时尚北京”博览会目的在于提升北京作为国际大都市的形象。 - They want to gallop enthusiastically in the modern metropolis with real livingness and elegance.
他们要以真正的活力和优雅，在现代都市里激情驰骋。 - Pudong has become a symbol of Shanghai international metropolis.
浦东已经成为上海国际大都市的象征。 - I also had a short internship in Southern Metropolis Daily in2010.
2010年，我也在南方都市报有过短期的实习经历。 - Metropolis is the fictional name of the New York City clone in the comic book Superman.
大都会这个名字来自于一本叫《超人》的漫画，漫画中的这个城市就是克隆纽约的。 - This paper discusses the relation between modern life and metropolis.
摘要现代生活和现代都市的关系应予讨论。