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transcontinental

/ˌtrænsˌkɑːntɪˈnentəl/ /ˌtrænzˌkɑːntɪˈnentəl/

Meanings
noun

横贯大陆铁路， 跨洲铁路

(chiefly in the plural) a transcontinental railroad.

Examples :

"The transcontinental railroads connected the east and west coasts of the US. "
横贯大陆铁路连接了美国的东海岸和西海岸。
geography history

Related Words

Illustration train

train noun

/tɹeɪn/

长龙，队伍。

"The train of the child's toy rocket was very long. "

那个小孩玩具火箭的长龙非常长。

Illustration continent

continent noun

/ˈkɒntɪnənt/ /ˈkɑntɪnənt/

大陆，洲。

"My geography teacher explained that the seven continents are very different in size and climate. "

我的地理老师解释说，地球上的七大洲面积和气候差异很大。

Illustration chiefly

chiefly adjective

/ˈtʃiːf.li/

首要的，主要的

"The school's chief concern, chiefly its declining enrollment, was discussed at the meeting. "

学校的首要关注点，主要是其不断下降的入学率，在会议上进行了讨论。

Illustration railroad

railroad noun

/ˈɹeɪlɹəʊd/ /ˈɹeɪlɹoʊd/

铁路，铁道

"Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land - and/or water roads"

许多铁路大致沿着旧时陆路或水路的痕迹修建。

Illustration several

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

几块私有土地, 私人 земельный участок

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

这家人拥有几块私有土地，就在他们房子后面有一小块。

Illustration journey

journey noun

/ˈd͡ʒɜːni/ /ˈd͡ʒɝni/

旅行，旅程.

"My morning journey to school takes about 20 minutes by bus. "

我早上坐公交车去学校的这段路程大约需要二十分钟。

Illustration railroads

railroads noun

/ˈreɪlroʊdz/ /ˈreɪlˌroʊdz/

铁路，铁道。

"Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land - and/or water roads"

许多铁路大致沿着旧的陆路或水路痕迹修建。

Illustration plural

plural noun

/ˈplɔː.ɹəl/ /ˈpləɹəl/

复数

"The plural of "cat" is "cats." "

“Cat”的复数形式是“cats”。

Illustration coasts

coasts noun

/kəʊsts/ /koʊsts/

海岸，海滨

"The rocky coast of Maine has few beaches."

缅因州多岩石的海岸线上几乎没有沙滩。

Illustration connected

connected verb

/kəˈnɛktɪd/

连接，联接，接合

"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

我觉得这块应该和那块连接起来。

Illustration crossing

crossing verb

/ˈkɹɑsɪŋ/ /ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/ /ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/

交叉，横 क्रॉस，十字形交叉

"The artist was crossing the lines of the drawing to create a pattern. "

这位艺术家在画作上交叉线条，以创造图案。

Illustration spanning

spanning verb

/ˈspænɪŋ/ /ˈspænɪŋ/

跨越，覆盖

"The suspension bridge spanned the canyon."

那座悬索桥横跨了峡谷。