n. 1.首都。 2.【宗教】大主教区。 3.(产业、艺术等的)中心；主要都市，都会。 4.【希腊史】殖民地的母国。 5.【生物学】种属中心地。 短语和例子 the M- 〔英国〕伦敦。 a metropolis of commerce 商业中心。
people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994" 同义词：city,
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" 同义词：city, urban center,
A metropolis is a very large city or urban area which is a significant economic, political and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections and communications. The term is Greek and means the "mother city" of a colony (in the ancient sense), that is, the city which sent out settlers.
例句与用法
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The metropolis is a confusion of old and new . 大都市是新与旧的大杂烩。
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Anshan is a steel metropolis in our country . 鞍山是我国的钢都。
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It was clumsier; it lacked the excitement of a great metropolis . 它比较粗陋；缺少大都市的激情。
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He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis . 大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。
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Tessenow decried the metropolis and extolled the peasant virtues . 特森诺夫痛诋大都市，颂扬农民的美德。
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New york has the sweetest water in the world, for a metropolis . 就一个大都会来说，纽约可说有世界上最甜美的水了。
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The journey from our town to the metropolis was a journey of about five hours . 从我们镇上到京城，大概是五小时旅程。
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The quaint persian city has been engulfed by a roaring metropolis . 那富有奇趣的波斯城市已经被一座喧嚣的大都会所吞没。
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It was delightful to see the green landscape before us and the immense metropolis behind . 展望前边青翠的景色，回顾后面雄伟的京城，真使人心旷神怡。
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The developments that followed turned the city into a metropolis and gave it the stamp of international importance . 它发展成为一个大都市并具有国际重要性的特征。
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