| 单词 | transcontinental |
| 释义 | transcontinental adjective uk/ˌtrænˌskɒn.tɪˈnen.təl/us/ˌtrænˌskɑːn.t̬ənˈen.t̬əl/crossingacontinent: 穿越大陆的The transcontinentalrailwaygoes from New York toSanFrancisco.这条横贯大陆的铁路起点是纽约，终点为旧金山。 Countries, nationalities & continents: continents & regions of the world
transcontinental| American Dictionarytranscontinental adjective[not gradable] us/ˈtrænsˌkɑn·tənˈen·təl/crossingacontinent: Kennedy Airporthandlesprimarilyoverseasand transcontinentalflights. transcontinental| Business Englishtranscontinental adjective uk/ˌtrænzkɒntɪˈnentəl/uscrossingacontinent: atranscontinentalflight/railroad/pipeline Three of the world'saluminiumgiantsarelinkingin a transcontinentalmergertocreatethe globe'slargestaluminiumcompany. Examplesoftranscontinentaltranscontinental Many schemes were then proposed to complete thetranscontinentalrailway between these two points. From theCambridge English Corpus Among other activities, the intercontinental andtranscontinentaltrade of living animals always contains the possibility that parasites are transferred together with their hosts and thus cross zoogeographical borders. From theCambridge English Corpus It is reassuring that the use of fibre-optic cables instead of satellites fortranscontinentalcommunications has decreased the possibilities for large-scale routine interception. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I say, quite frankly, that it must betranscontinental, and the bigger the size of the market the better. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This communication will propose a considerable increase in the availability of regional andtranscontinentalinfrastructure. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We are, after all, talking about the advantages oftranscontinentalfreighting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to turn to a more modest phase in aviation than international andtranscontinentalfreight services, important though they are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Bellefonte was a frequent stop in thetranscontinentalairmail route. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Alltranscontinentalairline flights made at least three stops en route until 1946. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 1930, he made the firsttranscontinentalflight entirely with instruments. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Narrow-body aircraft with a range not allowing transatlantic ortranscontinentalflights are commonly known as regional airliners. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The 707 has been used on domestic,transcontinentaland transatlantic flights, and for cargo and military applications. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He made a detailed survey of the valley in his search for possibletranscontinentalrailroad routes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He also campaigned for atranscontinentalrailway and for a capital city to be located on federal territory. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For a decade or more, railcar ferry transfers on steamers were the means of carrying railcars to thetranscontinentalsystems. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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