音标:[.metrә'pɒlitn] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
n. 大都市居民, 都主教, 宗主国的公民
a. 大都市的, 都主教区的, 宗主国的
n. in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
n. a person who lives in a metropolis
a. relating to or characteristic of a metropolis
词型变化:名词复数形式 : metropolitans
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词性分布:
形容词100%

metropolitan的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。
  2. He can not adjust himself to the pace of metropolitan life.他适应不了都市生活的节奏。
  3. She left the small island and became famous in metropolitan France.她离开小岛而在法国的大都市中成名。
用作名词(n.)
  1. Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。
  2. Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
  3. 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。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • metropolitan buildings大城市的建筑
  • metropolitan residents大都市的居民

经典引文

  • These sophisticated metropolitans, all of them Petersburg graduates.

    出自:A. Brien
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