transcontinental

英 [ˌtrænzˌkɒntɪˈnentl]

美 [ˌtrænzˌkɑːntɪˈnentl]

adj.  横贯大陆的; 穿越大陆的

TOEFL

BNC.42630 / COCA.21106

牛津词典

adj.

• 横贯大陆的；穿越大陆的
  crossing a continent
  1. a transcontinental railway/railroad
     横贯大陆的铁路

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 横贯大陆的;穿越大陆的;(美国英语中通常指)横穿美国的
  Atranscontinentaljourney or route goes from one side of a continent to the other. In American English,transcontinentalusually means from one side of the United States to the other.
  1. ...in mid-nineteenth-century America, before the transcontinental railroad was built.
     19 世纪中期的美国，在横贯大陆的铁路建成之前

英英释义

adj

• spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
  1. transcontinental railway
  2. transcontinental travelers
  3. a transcontinental city

双语例句

• The last pole of the transcontinental telephone line is placed in wendover, utah, on the Nevada-Utah state line.
  横贯大陆的内华达州至犹他州的电话线路最后一根电线杆在犹他州温都华完成。
• Old World woody vines. transcontinental geophysical survey
  旧大陆木质草本植物。横贯大陆地球物理调查
• All climbed into beautiful clear skies, all four planes on transcontinental flights, plump with fuel, ripe to explode.
  所有这4架飞机都爬高进入朗朗晴空全，全都上了洲际航线，机上装满了燃料，一触即炸。
• The United States was less than one hundred years old when the civil war was won, slavery abolished, and the first transcontinental railroad built.
  南北战争胜利、废除奴隶制，再到第一条横贯大陆铁路建成，美国还不到100岁。
• Before the building of transcontinental railroads, California too relied on such ships for much of its trade.
  在修建贯穿美洲大陆的铁路之前，加州的大量贸易也依靠这种快帆船进行。
• Thousands of Chinese laborers contributed greatly to the construction of america's first transcontinental railroad, and their intense efforts deserve a page in American history.
  成千上万的中国劳工为美国第一条横贯大陆铁路的建设做出了巨大贡献；他们的巨大努力值得记录在美国历史上。
• They have worked on the logistics of the transcontinental ride for six months, and will start their journey on Saturday from Beijing.
  为了这次横跨大陆的单车旅程的后勤工作，他们已经筹备了六个月的时间，并将于本周六从北京启程。
• Though some doctors had reportedly advised the England midfielder to be wary of traveling on long transcontinental flights so soon after surgery, the player has jetted to California from Europe.
  虽然据报道，一些医生建议英格兰中场警惕的跨洲飞行的长手术后这么快就旅游，玩家喷吹加利福尼亚来自欧洲。
• That's where the TRANSCONTINENTAL fiver went-'The Ring of Bells'went into the poundman's pocket.
  《跨越大陆》的五块钱花掉了。《钟声激越》进了畜栏看守的腰包。
• The merchant houses of Bruges and Venice financed transcontinental ventures to discover sources of spices and other riches.
  布鲁日与威尼斯的商行为跨大陆冒险提供了资金，以发掘香料及其它财富来源。