metropolis
英 [məˈtrɒpəlɪs]
美 [məˈtrɑːpəlɪs]
n. 大都会; 大城市; 首都; 首府
复数：metropolises
Collins.1 / BNC.14084 / COCA.12106
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
- To be frank, I do not have any affection for this metropolis I am living in.
说实话，对我所生活的这座城市，我是一点都不喜欢的。 - Urban agriculture is important form of modern agriculture in metropolis.
都市型农业是现代农业在大城市的表现方式。 - There would be no violation of decency in their paying a visit the little party of three to the sights of the metropolis.
他们这三人小组在首都参观访问期间，不会有什么越轨的行为。 - 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。 - First of all, large-scale urban development projects will speed up Beijing's pace to become a modernized metropolis.
第一，为举办奥运会而开展的大规模城市建设将加快北京跻身现代化国际大都市的步伐。 - Shanghai fascinating oriental metropolis will be growing with the world.
上海&这个迷人的东方大都市将和世界一起成长。 - But Changchun is a modern metropolis full of surprises.
但长春是一个充满惊奇的现代化都市。 - Star architects have been commissioned to build avant-garde museums in the desert metropolis.
世界上许多著名的建筑师都云集到迪拜这座沙漠中的城市，并设计了各种前卫的博物馆。 - Today, Santiago is a vibrant metropolis with impressive modern architecture and shopping.
今天，圣地亚哥已成为活力四射的现代都市，其现代建筑风格和购物环境令人难忘。 - 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。