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

• 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。
• 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。
• Youngsters hope to take up residence in metropolises.
  年轻人们希望在大都市中安定下来。
• It also allowed Samsung to more easily expand beyond large metropolises such as Shanghai and Guangdong, markets that Mr Kim says have become saturated.
  三星还能借此更容易地向上海和广东等大都会以外扩张。金永夏表示，这些大城市的市场已经饱和。
• 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。
• 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）。
• We've also commissioned a further study of this kind for the so-called European Green City Index, where we will benchmark the sustainability of30 European metropolises.
  类似的，我们还启动了一项名为“欧洲绿色城市指数”的深入研究，在这一研究中，我们将对30座欧洲城市的可持续发展能力进行评估。
• 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。
• Traffic congestions are occurring daily in Chinas metropolises, wasting energy and time.
  在中国的大都市，交通拥堵每天都在发生，不仅浪费了能源，也浪费了时间。
• Hong Kong is one of the world's most prosperous metropolises and a place of the eastern and western cultural fusion.
  香港是世界最繁荣的大都会之一，也是中西文化的汇聚之地。