| 单词 | chicago |
| 释义 | Chicago[ shi-kah-goh, -kaw- ] / ʃɪˈkɑ goʊ, -ˈkɔ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Chicago ON THESAURUS.COM nounJudy Judy Cohen, born 1939, U.S. artist, author, and educator. a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan: second largest city in the U.S. a river formed in Chicago that flows through downtown and, as engineered, to the Des Plaines River: part of the Illinois Waterway. Words nearby ChicagoChibchan, chibol, Chibougamau, chibouk, chic, Chicago, Chicagoan, Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Fire, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ChicagoBritish Dictionary definitions for ChicagoChicago / (ʃɪˈkɑːɡəʊ) / nouna port in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan: the third largest city in the US; it is a major railway and air traffic centre. Pop: 2 869 121 (2003 est) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for ChicagoChicago Largest city in Illinois; located on Lake Michigan. notes for ChicagoOriginally called the “Windy City” because the city bragged about the 1893 World Expo that was held there. The term has since come to refer to the strong northern winds that blow off the lake in the winter. notes for ChicagoFor many years the second largest city in the United States, before being displaced by Los Angeles, and therefore referred to as the “Second City.” notes for ChicagoDuring the time of Prohibition, Chicago was controlled by gangsters, Al Capone being the most notorious. Gangster warfare continued long after this particularly violent period. notes for ChicagoCarl Sandburg, in his poem “Chicago,” called the city the “Hog Butcher for the World” because of Chicago's heavy involvement in the meatpacking industry. notes for ChicagoChicago's downtown is referred to as the “Loop” because it is enclosed by elevated railways, called the “El.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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