柯林斯词典metropolis /mɪˈtrɒpəlɪs/ (metropolises) 1. N-COUNT A metropolis is the largest, busiest, and most important city in a country or region. 大都會 New Orleans is the metropolis of the American South. 新奧爾良是美國南部的大都會。 返回 metropolis剑桥词典a very large city , often the most important city in a large area or country 大城市，大都會；首府；首都 Soon afterwards he left to begin his career in the metropolis. 不久之後他就離開到大城市去開展事業了。 a sprawling /bustling /modern metropolis 不斷曏外擴展的／繁忙的／現代化的大都市 返回 metropolis