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subway

/ˈsʌbweɪ/

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plural
subways

1 · noun

An urban railway that often runs underground.

城市中常在地下运行的轨道交通。

This is the American railway sense; a pedestrian underpass is another sense.

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The subway entrance is on the left.

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地铁入口在左边。

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地铁 — An urban railway that often runs underground.