柯林斯詞典metropolis /m??tr?p?l?s/ (metropolises) 1. N-COUNT A metropolis is the largest, busiest, and most important city in a country or region. 大都會 New Orleans is the metropolis of the American South. 新奧爾良是美國南部的大都會。 返回 metropolis劍橋詞典a very large city , often the most important city in a large area or country 大城市,大都會;首府;首都 Soon afterwards he left to begin his career in the metropolis. 不久之后他就離開到大城市去開展事業(yè)了。 a sprawling /bustling /modern metropolis 不斷向外擴展的/繁忙的/現(xiàn)代化的大都市 返回 metropolis