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Subway English

There are three kinds of subway English, namely metro, Subway and underground. Here are three words:

subway

Metro is a noun, meaning "subway, underground railway", and the plural form is metros. Metro is the name of the subway in Paris and Washington.

Example:

The subway is efficient and spotless.

The subway is fast and spotless.

subway

Subway is a noun, which means "subway, subway traffic; Underground sidewalk (crossing the road, etc.) ), its plural form is subway. In North American English, subway is usually used to mean "subway". British English speakers refer to subways in American cities and subways in other European countries.

Examples are as follows:

The expansion of the subway will take several months.

It will take several months to expand the subway.

below ground

Underground can be nouns, adjectives and adverbs. When it is a noun, it means "subway". Usually in British English, people will use underground to represent the subway. When it is an adverb, it means "underground; In the ground; Sneaky, sneaky. " When it is an adjective, it means "underground; Secret; Illegal. "

Example:

I always travel by subway.

I always take the subway.

Electric wires are powered by underground cables.

The power supply of this wire is transmitted through underground cables.

Speaking of the subway, in our daily life, we often take the subway and travel by bus. What is the English of the bus?

Bus means "bus"; Bus; Its plural form is Bus.

For example:

We missed the bus.

We missed the bus.