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

• These factory towns were trying to refashion themselves into high-tech, low-pollution, value-added modern metropolises.
  这些制造业城市正努力将自己重塑为高科技、低污染、高附加值的现代都市。
• Discussion on adaptability of TOD tactics in metropolises of china
  小议TOD策略在我国特大城市的适用性
• Since reform and opening up, Shanghai's urban construction has developed along with its commercial functions, which has become the highlight in the construction of international metropolises.
  改革开放以来，上海城市建设与商业功能开发互动发展，成为国际大都市建设的亮点。
• But its biggest metropolises conspicuously failed to explode in size.
  然而总所周知，其最大省会城市的规模却并未激增。
• Although I had experienced the bird's-eye view of the metropolises several times when traveling in China, I was still deeply impressed by such a proud sight.
  虽然在国内旅行时，也曾几度鸟瞰过大都市的景象，但如此壮丽的景色，还是给我留下了深刻的印象。
• 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）。
• 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。
• Youngsters hope to take up residence in metropolises.
  年轻人们希望在大都市中安定下来。
• As China unveiled a shiny new high-speed train connecting the great metropolises of Beijing and Shanghai on Monday there was one thing conspicuously absent from the comfortable new carriages: a speedometer.
  周一，中国推出了一条连接北京和上海两大都市的崭新高速铁路专线。然而在舒适的新车厢里，有一件东西却明显不见了踪影：时速表。
• As retailers and marketers have rushed into China, shoppers there are responding, triggering a shift particularly among consumers living in China's so-called Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities outside the metropolises of Beijing and Shanghai.
  随着零售公司和营销公司蜂拥进入中国，中国的购物者开始做出响应，这引发了中国消费者消费习惯的转变，特别是在北京和上海以外的二三线城市。