| 单词 | subway |
| 释义 | subway (sʌbweɪ ) Word forms: subways 1. countable noun [oft NOUN noun, oft by NOUN] A subway is an underground railway. [mainly US] ...the Bay Area Rapid Transit subway system. I don't ride the subway late at night. Synonyms: underground, tube [British], metro, underground railway 2. countable noun B2 A subway is a passage underneath a busy road or a railway track for people to walk through. [British] The majority of us feel worried if we walk through a subway. Synonyms: underpass, tunnel, underground passage, pedestrian tunnel Collocations: subway system The New York subway system may not be operational until the end of the week. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The subway system and major routes in and out of Manhattan were also out of action after being flooded. The Sun (2012) Somewhere down there, part of the subway system or the power grid is working. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Take the Tokyo subway system. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The two murals are installed appropriately in opposition, with one facing the other across the subway tracks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The group then follows the also-flooded subway tracks to the university. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All of these construction methods are completely grade-separated from road and pedestrian crossings, and most crossings of two subway tracks are grade-separated with flying junctions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The battling snakes end up fighting on subway tracks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The lower level has three lanes, four subway tracks, a walkway and a bikeway. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Officials said work on a subway tunnel caused the cave-in. The Sun Shortly afterwards, an underground landslide into the subway tunnel caused the archive building to collapse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The subway tunnel passes directly under the foundations of the tower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It had to be finished -- largely for structural reasons -- to support the subway tunnel above. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The surface landscaping for the path was added after subway tunnel construction was complete. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 地下人行通道 Japanese: 地下道 |
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