subway

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/|[ˈsʌbˌweɪ̯]    美 /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/|[ˈsʌbˌweɪ̯]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas. Canada,Scotland,South-Africa,US
    — He is going to Westminster by subway.
  2. A train that runs on such an underground railway. Canada,Scotland,South-Africa,US
    — Just before you leave, the subway comes. You get on. It stops at the next station.
  3. A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system. Canada,US
  4. An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US). UK
    — At Nairobi the mail waits an hour-and-a-half. The station has three long platforms, mostly covered in awnings, the island connected with the main platform (which is used by the mails in both directions) by a subway.
  5. An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
  6. An underground route for creatures (e.g. bats).
动词 v.
  1. To travel by underground railway. US,informal,intransitive
    — I suppose I could have subwayed around town in search of froufrou French pastry shops.

词形变化

subways plural subways present,singular,third-person subwaying participle,present subwayed participle,past subwayed past

词汇关系

近义词
metro tube underground underground railway rapid transit underpass
衍生词
subwayless

词源

词源 1
From sub- + way.
词源 2
From sub- + way.
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