| 释义 |
Metroliner, metro-liner|ˈmɛtrəʊˌlaɪnə(r)|
[f. metropolitan a. 2 + liner2 8.]
A high-speed inter-city train in the United States.
1969‘O. Bleeck’ Brass Go-Between xiv. 156 Between Washington and New York they finally got one new high-speed Metroliner running. 1970Guardian 19 Jan. 4/1 The metroliner, a Government-supported experiment in fast inter-city transport..has cut the travelling time from Washington to New York..by nearly ninety minutes. 1972Daily Tel. 23 Nov. 9/2 The official said that the trains at present operating as metro-liners between the three [American] cities were capable of 150 mph. 1973J. Di Mona Last Man at Arlington (1974) 57 The Metro⁓liner to Washington waited in the station. |