subway

noun

1. 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
2. （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

1. N-COUNT 地铁
   A subway is an underground railway.
   1. ...the Bay Area Rapid Transit subway system...
      旧金山海湾地区地铁捷运系统
   2. I don't ride the subway late at night.
      我深夜不坐地铁。

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


2. N-COUNT (穿越马路、铁路的)地下通道，地下人行道
   A subway is 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

1. After the second explosion, all of London's main train and subway stations were shut down
   第二次爆炸后，伦敦所有的主要火车站和地铁站都关闭了。
2. 'I could take the subway and have David pick me up at the station.' — 'Nothing doing.'
   “我可以坐地铁，然后让戴维到车站接我。”——“不行。”
3. I don't ride the subway late at night.
   我深夜不坐地铁。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. I chanced to hear the mumbled conversation in the subway.
   那段含糊不清的话是我恰巧在地铁里听见的。
7. B: It's only five minutes walk to the Subway station.
   我只要走五分钟就到地铁站了。
8. If I were you, I'II take the subway.
   如果我是你，我就坐地铁。
9. Sandy flooded parts of New York City's subway system and affected other transportation.
   飓风桑迪已经淹没了部分纽约市的地铁系统，还影响了其他的交通系统。
10. 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。
11. Many of the city's subway tunnels are flooded.
    许多城市的地铁隧道被淹没。
12. This is the subway interchange station.
    这是地铁中转站。
13. I go to work by subway.
    我乘地铁去上班。
14. Very close to subway, supermarket and shopping mall.
    靠近地铁和购物中心，超市，非常方便。
15. You can travel by taxi, subway, bus or by bike.
    您可以坐出租车、地铁、公共汽车、或是骑自行车。
16. We can get through town through the subway tunnels.
    我们可以通过地铁隧道来通过城市。
17. We can go underground using the subway tracks.
    我们可以利用地铁通道从地下走。
18. Is this the right subway to zoo?
    这是去动物园的地铁吗？
19. You told me that subway is a kind of train.
    你告诉过我地铁是一种火车啊。
20. How can I take a bus or subway to your hotel?
    我如何坐公交车或地铁到你的旅馆？
21. 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。
22. Just go to the ticket office in the subway.
    到地铁的售票处去就行了。
23. I have a book in color of the subway in1979 and1980.
    在1979年和1980年我出版过一本彩色的关于地铁书。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. In Tokyo, Paris and New York a subway token may also be used on a city bus.
    在东京、巴黎和纽约，乘坐城市公交车时也可通用地铁券。
27. Written on the subway walls and tenement halls.
    被写在了地铁和房屋大厅的墙上。
28. I have to go home by subway.
    也得乘地铁回家去了。

noun

1. 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

2. an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

   Synonym:    underpass