subway

英 [ˈsʌbweɪ]

美 [ˈsʌbweɪ]

n. 地下铁道; 地铁交通; (穿越马路等的)地下人行道

复数：subways　

Collins.1 / BNC.15658 / COCA.5383

牛津词典

noun

地下铁道；地铁交通
an underground railway/railroad system in a city
1. the New York subway
  纽约地铁
2. a subway station/train
  地铁站 / 列车
3. a downtown subway stop
  闹市区的地铁站
4. to ride/take the subway
  乘地铁
（穿越马路等的）地下人行道
a path that goes under a road, etc. which people can use to cross to the other side

in BRIT, usually 英国英语通常用 underground, tube

N-COUNT (穿越马路、铁路的)地下通道，地下人行道
Asubwayis a passage underneath a busy road or a railway track for people to walk through.
1. The majority of us feel worried if we walk through a subway.
  大多数人在走地下通道时都感到害怕。

in AM, use 美国英语用 underpass

noun

an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
1. in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'
Synonym:metrotubeundergroundsubway system
an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
Synonym:underpass

Many of the city's subway tunnels are flooded.
许多城市的地铁隧道被淹没。
I chanced to hear the mumbled conversation in the subway.
那段含糊不清的话是我恰巧在地铁里听见的。
Well, there's a subway stop and bus station just around the corner.
嗯，附近有一个地铁站和一个公车站。
Very close to subway, supermarket and shopping mall.
靠近地铁和购物中心，超市，非常方便。
Metro police have handled more than 13 molestation cases on the city's subway network so far this year.
今年迄今为止地铁警方处理了超过13例在城市的地铁网络上的性骚扰案件。
Sandy flooded parts of New York City's subway system and affected other transportation.
飓风桑迪已经淹没了部分纽约市的地铁系统，还影响了其他的交通系统。
I have to go home by subway.
也得乘地铁回家去了。
We can get through town through the subway tunnels.
我们可以通过地铁隧道来通过城市。
We can go underground using the subway tracks.
我们可以利用地铁通道从地下走。
I don't ride the subway late at night.
我深夜不坐地铁。