metropolis
metropolis 英 [məˈtrɒpəlɪs] 美 [məˈtrɑpəlɪs]
n. 大都会；首府
名词复数:metropolises
- A large, densely populated urban area is called a metropolis. "She liked living in a metropolis because there were many opportunities in a city that were not available elsewhere, like 24-hour diners."
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- n. 大都会；首府
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1. New York is the metropolis of North America.
纽约是北美的大都市.
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2. Anshan is a steel metropolis in our country.
鞍山是我国的钢都.
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3. This was a great , pleasing metropolis after all.
这毕竟是个令人振奋的大都市.
- metropolis (n.) "seat of a metropolitan bishop," 1530s, from Late Latin metropolis; see metropolitan. Meaning "chief town or capital city of a province" is first attested 1580s, earlier metropol (late 14c.).
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