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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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

• 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。
• B: It's only five minutes walk to the Subway station.
  我只要走五分钟就到地铁站了。
• In Tokyo, Paris and New York a subway token may also be used on a city bus.
  在东京、巴黎和纽约，乘坐城市公交车时也可通用地铁券。
• Just go to the ticket office in the subway.
  到地铁的售票处去就行了。
• This is the subway interchange station.
  这是地铁中转站。
• After the second explosion, all of London's main train and subway stations were shut down
  第二次爆炸后，伦敦所有的主要火车站和地铁站都关闭了。
• We can get through town through the subway tunnels.
  我们可以通过地铁隧道来通过城市。
• Many of the city's subway tunnels are flooded.
  许多城市的地铁隧道被淹没。
• I go to work by subway.
  我乘地铁去上班。
• Written on the subway walls and tenement halls.
  被写在了地铁和房屋大厅的墙上。