metro

noun

/ˈmetrəʊ/

(plural metros)

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(also the Metro)
[singular] an underground train system, especially the one in Paris
- on the metro to travel on the metro
- by metro I get to work by metro.
- the Paris Metro
- a metro station
British/American underground / subway / metro / tube
underground / subway / metro / tube
- A city’s underground railway system is usually called the underground (often the Underground) in British English and the subway in North American English. Speakers of British English also use subway for systems in American cities and metro for systems in other European countries. The Metro is the name for the systems in Paris and Washington, D.C. London’s system is often called the Tube.
Topics Transport by bus and traina2
(Indian English) a large or capital city, especially Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai or Chennai
- Here are the temperatures recorded at the four metros at 5 o'clock this morning.

Word Originearly 20th cent.: from French métro, abbreviation of métropolitain (from Chemin de Fer Métropolitain ‘Metropolitan Railway’).

metro

adjective

/ˈmetrəʊ/

[only before noun] (North American English, informal)

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metropolitan (= connected with a large or capital city)
- the New York metro areas
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from French métro, abbreviation of métropolitain (from Chemin de Fer Métropolitain ‘Metropolitan Railway’).

单词	metro
释义	metro noun /ˈmetrəʊ/ /ˈmetrəʊ/ (plural metros) jump to other results (also the Metro) [singular] an underground train system, especially the one in Paris on the metro to travel on the metro by metro I get to work by metro. the Paris Metro a metro station British/American underground / subway / metro / tubeunderground / subway / metro / tube A city’s underground railway system is usually called the underground (often the Underground) in British English and the subway in North American English. Speakers of British English also use subway for systems in American cities and metro for systems in other European countries. The Metro is the name for the systems in Paris and Washington, D.C. London’s system is often called the Tube. Topics Transport by bus and traina2 (Indian English) a large or capital city, especially Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai or Chennai Here are the temperatures recorded at the four metros at 5 o'clock this morning. Word Originearly 20th cent.: from French métro, abbreviation of métropolitain (from Chemin de Fer Métropolitain ‘Metropolitan Railway’). metro adjective /ˈmetrəʊ/ /ˈmetrəʊ/ [only before noun] (North American English, informal) jump to other results metropolitan (= connected with a large or capital city) the New York metro areas Word Originearly 20th cent.: from French métro, abbreviation of métropolitain (from Chemin de Fer Métropolitain ‘Metropolitan Railway’).
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