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单词 Shinkansen
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Definition of Shinkansen in English:

Shinkansen

noun ˈʃiːnkɑːnˌsɛnˈSHinkänˌsen
  • 1(in Japan) a railway system carrying high-speed passenger trains.

    Shinkansen was generally welcomed by the public
    count noun Tanaka built a Shinkansen from Tokyo to the Sea of Japan
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some forty years on, Japan, largely through the success of the Shinkansen, is acknowledged as the world leader in railway technology and operation.
    • The Shinkansen was a forerunner of high-speed railways throughout the world.
    • Past profiled engineering marvels include the world's longest suspension bridge, the Akashi Strait Bridge, and the Shinkansen, Japan's famous high-speed train.
    • This through running was achieved by laying a third rail extending the existing narrow-gauge track to the standard gauge of the Shinkansen.
    • Thus a truly remarkable intensity of service is now offered, and this growth has been mirrored to a lesser extent on the other Shinkansen lines.
    • Signing the contract with Taiwan High Speed Rail was a major breakthrough for Japan's renowned Shinkansen, which had never been exported.
    • They are only on sale overseas, but can be used on all JR and Shinkansen rail services.
    • He said the Japanese proposed using the Nozomi-700-type vehicle used in Japan's Shinkansen bullet train system, but did not disclose any price offered by the Japanese.
    • The high-speed train used on the Shinkansen, ‘new main line’, is leaving Japan this week for a 10,000-mile sea journey to Southampton.
    • In Japan they built their Shinkansen lines to a different gauge from the rest of the network precisely because it made it impossible for other types of trains to use it.
    1. 1.1 A train operating on the Shinkansen railway system.
      Shinkansen are fast, regular, and reliable
      the campus is located northwest of Tokyo, 1 hour and 40 minutes by Shinkansen
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If going by train, first go to the JR Himeji station, which is serviced by the Shinkansen (bullet train) from most major cities on Honsha.
      • I hopped on the Shinkansen or bullet train, bound for Nagoya.
      • On June 1, the group will travel on the famous Japanese bullet train - the Shinkansen - to Niigata for Ireland's game against Cameroon.
      • The Shinkansen or Japanese Bullet train, which was capable of 130 mph on the rails, came into the city at a more modest speed by road.
      • To my mind a classic example of this is the Japanese Shinkansen.
      • While they are super-fast, comfortable, punctual and convenient, the Shinkansen trains are not cheap.

Origin

Japanese, from shin 'new' + kansen 'main line'.

 
 

Definition of Shinkansen in US English:

Shinkansen

nounˈSHinkänˌsen
  • 1(in Japan) a railroad system carrying high-speed passenger trains.

    Shinkansen was generally welcomed by the public
    count noun Tanaka built a Shinkansen from Tokyo to the Sea of Japan
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This through running was achieved by laying a third rail extending the existing narrow-gauge track to the standard gauge of the Shinkansen.
    • They are only on sale overseas, but can be used on all JR and Shinkansen rail services.
    • In Japan they built their Shinkansen lines to a different gauge from the rest of the network precisely because it made it impossible for other types of trains to use it.
    • The high-speed train used on the Shinkansen, ‘new main line’, is leaving Japan this week for a 10,000-mile sea journey to Southampton.
    • Signing the contract with Taiwan High Speed Rail was a major breakthrough for Japan's renowned Shinkansen, which had never been exported.
    • Past profiled engineering marvels include the world's longest suspension bridge, the Akashi Strait Bridge, and the Shinkansen, Japan's famous high-speed train.
    • He said the Japanese proposed using the Nozomi-700-type vehicle used in Japan's Shinkansen bullet train system, but did not disclose any price offered by the Japanese.
    • Thus a truly remarkable intensity of service is now offered, and this growth has been mirrored to a lesser extent on the other Shinkansen lines.
    • Some forty years on, Japan, largely through the success of the Shinkansen, is acknowledged as the world leader in railway technology and operation.
    • The Shinkansen was a forerunner of high-speed railways throughout the world.
    1. 1.1 A train operating on the Shinkansen railway system.
      Shinkansen are fast, regular, and reliable
      the campus is located northwest of Tokyo, 1 hour and 40 minutes by Shinkansen
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I hopped on the Shinkansen or bullet train, bound for Nagoya.
      • If going by train, first go to the JR Himeji station, which is serviced by the Shinkansen (bullet train) from most major cities on Honsha.
      • While they are super-fast, comfortable, punctual and convenient, the Shinkansen trains are not cheap.
      • To my mind a classic example of this is the Japanese Shinkansen.
      • On June 1, the group will travel on the famous Japanese bullet train - the Shinkansen - to Niigata for Ireland's game against Cameroon.
      • The Shinkansen or Japanese Bullet train, which was capable of 130 mph on the rails, came into the city at a more modest speed by road.

Origin

Japanese, from shin ‘new’ + kansen ‘main line’.

 
 
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