subway

英 [ˈsʌbweɪ]

美 [ˈsʌbweɪ]

n. 地下铁道; 地铁交通; (穿越马路等的)地下人行道

复数：subways　

Collins.1 / BNC.15658 / COCA.5383

牛津词典

noun

地下铁道；地铁交通
an underground railway/railroad system in a city
1. the New York subway
  纽约地铁
2. a subway station/train
  地铁站 / 列车
3. a downtown subway stop
  闹市区的地铁站
4. to ride/take the subway
  乘地铁
（穿越马路等的）地下人行道
a path that goes under a road, etc. which people can use to cross to the other side

in BRIT, usually 英国英语通常用 underground, tube

N-COUNT (穿越马路、铁路的)地下通道，地下人行道
Asubwayis a passage underneath a busy road or a railway track for people to walk through.
1. The majority of us feel worried if we walk through a subway.
  大多数人在走地下通道时都感到害怕。

in AM, use 美国英语用 underpass

noun

an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
1. in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'
Synonym:metrotubeundergroundsubway system
an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
Synonym:underpass

The majority of us feel worried if we walk through a subway.
大多数人在走地下通道时都感到害怕。
The subway plays a key role in the city's transportation system.
地铁在城市交通系统中扮演着关键角色。
Metro police have handled more than 13 molestation cases on the city's subway network so far this year.
今年迄今为止地铁警方处理了超过13例在城市的地铁网络上的性骚扰案件。
Well, there's a subway stop and bus station just around the corner.
嗯，附近有一个地铁站和一个公车站。
I don't ride the subway late at night.
我深夜不坐地铁。
Is this the right subway to zoo?
这是去动物园的地铁吗？
Trains are thundering in and out all the time at a subway station.
地铁车站上列车进进出出，整天轰隆轰隆地响个不停。
If I were you, I'II take the subway.
如果我是你，我就坐地铁。
Just go to the ticket office in the subway.
到地铁的售票处去就行了。
I happened to meet an old friend on the subway.
我在地铁里碰巧遇见了一位老朋友。