metropolis
英 [mɪ'trɒp(ə)lɪs]
美[mə'trɑpəlɪs]
- n. 大都市；首府；重要中心
- n. (Metropolis)人名；(英)梅特罗波利斯
英英释意
- 1. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts;
- "Ancient Troy was a great city"
- 2. people living in a large densely populated municipality;
- "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"
双语例句
- 1. He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.
- 大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 2. Shanghai is a metropolis in China.
- 上海是中国的大都市。
来自辞典例句
- 3. This was a great , pleasing metropolis after all.
- 这毕竟是个令人振奋的大都市.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 4. New York has the sweetest water in the world, for a metropolis.
- 就一个大都会来说,纽约可说有世界上最甜美的水了.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Tessenow decried the metropolis and extolled the peasant virtues.
- 特森诺夫痛诋大都市,颂扬农民的美德.
来自辞典例句