Detroit
英 [di'tr?it]
美
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密歇根州的最大城市，汽車之城。字面意思是“水道”或“海峽”。底特律瀕臨圣克萊爾湖和伊利湖之間的狹長(zhǎng)水道，因此得名。
英文詞源
- Detroit
- city in Michigan, U.S., from French détroit, literally "straits," from Old French destreit (12c.), from Latin districtum, neuter of districtus. French fort built there 1701. By 1918 the city name was synonymous with "U.S. automobile manufacturing."
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The Red Sox lost the pennant to Detroit by a single game.
- 紅襪隊(duì)以一場(chǎng)之差將冠軍輸給了底特律隊(duì)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was drafted last autumn by the Detroit Lions.
- 他去年秋天被底特律雄獅隊(duì)選作隊(duì)員了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. Life in Detroit no longer satisfied him; he wanted the fast life of California.
- 他不再滿意底特律的生活，想要過(guò)加利福尼亞那種刺激快樂(lè)的生活。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. " I fear both the Tigers of Detroit and the Indians of Cleveland.
- “ 我擔(dān)心底特律老虎隊(duì),也擔(dān)心克利夫蘭印第安人隊(duì). ”
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 老人與海
- 5. " Have I much time to catch that train for Detroit ? "
- “ 我能趕上去 底特律 的火車 嗎 ?
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹