| 英语单词 | transatlantic |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ˌtrænzət'læntɪk] 美 [ˌtrænzət'læntɪk] |
| 中文释义 | adj.横渡大西洋的;大西洋彼岸的;大西洋国家的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The transatlantic relationship is loveless. (2) They are our transatlantic friends. (3) The President affirmed America's commitment to its transatlantic (ie European) allies. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 跨大西洋的关系甜蜜不再。 (2) 他们是我们在大西洋彼岸的朋友。 (3) 总统申明美国履行对其欧洲盟国承担的义务。 |
| vocabulary简明 | If you fly from New York to Paris, you can describe the flight as transatlantic, since you'll be crossing the Atlantic Ocean. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Anything that crosses the Atlantic Ocean can be called transatlantic, though the word usually refers to a commercial airplane flight. Cruise ships have transatlantic crossings, and shipping companies sometimes deliver goods via transatlantic routes. The word transatlantic simply adds the Latin prefix trans, "through or across," to the word atlantic. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ 形容词]跨(或横渡、横穿)大西洋的;(通常指)英美之间的 Transatlantic flights or signals go across the Atlantic Ocean, usually between the United States and Britain. [ADJ n]
2 [ADJ 形容词]在(或来自)大西洋彼岸的;在(或来自)美国的 Transatlantic is used to refer to something that happens, exists, or begins in the United States. [ADJ n] [BRIT 英]
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