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　

CET4CET6考研TOEFLTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.15658 / COCA.5383

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

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