metropolises

英 [mɪˈtrɒpəlɪsɪz]

美 [məˈtrɑpələsɪz]

n.  大都会; 大城市; 首都; 首府
metropolis的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 首都;大都会;大都市
  Ametropolisis the largest, busiest, and most important city in a country or region.
  1. ...the bustling metropolis of Chengdu.
     熙熙攘攘的大城市成都

双语例句

• While coastal China and its major metropolises evince tremendous wealth, large swaths of Western China remain mired in poverty.
  中国沿海城市和一些重要的都市非常富裕，与贫穷的西部存在巨大的差距。
• Investigating the Regulation of Athletics Items Enjoyed by the Communities in Metropolises in China and Aesthetically Analyzing Groups of Items
  我国城市竞技体育欣赏人群的项目分布规律调查与项群美学分析
• Shanghai is one of the most dynamic and modernized metropolises in China, and meanwhile, Shanghai is also the most important economic, financial, shipping and trading centre in China.
  上海是中国最具活力的现代化大都市之一，同时也是中国最重要的经济、金融、航运和贸易中心。
• Halfway up China's coastline, Ningbo is one of the major metropolises in the Yangtze River Delta, and one of the most dynamic an prosperous cities in China.
  宁波位于中国大陆海岸线中段，是中国长江三角洲的区域中心城市之一，也是中国经济最活跃、最丰富的城市之一。
• As more and more young Chinese complete their exodus from major metropolises to less polluted small towns, their counterparts in the US are increasingly finding themselves stuck in big cities.
  在中国，越来越多的年轻人逃离大城市，移居环境较好的小城镇；与此同时，在美国，却有越来越多的年轻人发现自己被困在了大城市。
• Similar trends are noted throughout many of China's larger central and eastern metropolises.
  类似的潮流在中国中部和东部的许多大都市中也是随处可见。
• As many as 90 cities in China have a population of more than 1m. Mr Wong says, however: A city might be wealthy, but people might not shop locally particularly if there are high-speed trains [ to take prospective customers to major metropolises].
  中国人口在100万以上的城市多达90个，但王日明表示：一个城市就算很富裕，人们也未必会在当地购物，特别是有高铁的地方（高铁会把潜在顾客带到大城市）。
• The team noticed that in metropolises like Shanghai, there is a huge waste of coffee grounds every day.
  这支团队注意到，在上海这样的大都市，每天都有大量的咖啡渣被白白浪费掉。
• Driven by the surging demand, giant shopping malls have been springing up in Chinese metropolises such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
  由于需求的激增，大型购物中心已在北京、上海、深圳这样的中国大都市涌现出来。
• I believe all crises can go, all metropolises come again afresh.
  我相信所有的危机都会过去，一切都会重新再来。