metropolitan

英 [ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən]

美 [ˌmetrəˈpɑːlɪtən]

adj.  大城市的; 大都会的; 本土的
n.  大城市人; 大主教; 宗主国的公民; 有大城市气派的人

复数：metropolitans　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.3962 / COCA.4293

牛津词典

adj.

• 大城市的；大都会的
  connected with a large or capital city
  1. the New York metropolitan area
     纽约市区
  2. metropolitan districts/regions
     都市区
• 本土的
  connected with a particular country rather than with the other regions of the world that the country controls
  1. metropolitan France/Spain
     法国 / 西班牙本土

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 大都会的;大都市的
  Metropolitanmeans belonging to or typical of a large busy city.
  1. ...the metropolitan district of Miami.
     迈阿密的都市区
  2. ...a dozen major metropolitan hospitals.
     大城市的12家大医院
  3. ...metropolitan sophistication and rustic naivety.
     大城市的圆滑世故和乡村的天真纯朴
• N-COUNT; N-TITLE (东正教和天主教的)大主教
  Ametropolitanis an important priest in the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. He has authority over other priests and is in charge of a particular area.
  1. ...the Ukrainian Catholic representatives, Metropolitan Volodymyr and Bishop Sofron.
     乌克兰的天主教代表——弗拉基米尔大主教和索夫龙主教

英英释义

noun

• a person who lives in a metropolis
• in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch

adj

• relating to or characteristic of a metropolis
  1. metropolitan area

双语例句

• These businesses cover the rural, metropolitan and regional urban sectors.
  它的经营范围包括了农村，各大城市及所有的城区。
• Canadian French is different from the language of metropolitan france.
  加拿大的法语与法国本土的法语不相同。
• 1944-The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City for the first time hosts a jazz concert;
  1944年的今天，纽约城的大都市歌剧院首次举办了爵士音乐会；
• This is yet another slur on the integrity of the Metropolitan Police.
  这是对伦敦市警察局刚正廉明作风的又一次诽谤。
• Two years ago, he signed over his art collection to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art
  两年前，他正式签字将他的艺术收藏品转让给了纽约大都会艺术博物馆。
• The Metropolitan Police say clear-up figures were improved.
  伦敦警方称破案率在过去有所提高。
• It suggests the metropolitan transportation planning and management to combine organically the mobility and accessibility.
  提出大城市的交通规划和管理应把机动性和可达性有机结合起来。
• Their plan was to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
  她们计划去参观纽约大都会艺术博物馆。
• A predominantly urban region including adjacent towns and suburbs; a metropolitan area.
  大都市圈包括邻近城镇和郊区在内在的以城市为主导地位的地区；大都市地区。
• Which exit for Metropolitan museum?
  哪个出口到首都博物馆？