"upstate" in Chinese (Simplified)
州北部的
Definition
一个州的北部或内陆地区,尤指纽约州。用作形容词、副词或名词,描述远离州主要南部城市的地区。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
几乎专属于美式英语。最常与纽约相关('upstate New York'对比纽约市)。暗示农村、更安静的地区。反义词:'downstate'。常听到:'They have a place upstate'(暗示有一栋乡间别墅)。
Examples
They moved upstate to get away from the city.
他们搬到了**州北部**以远离城市。
She goes to college in upstate New York.
她在**纽约州北部**上大学。
The upstate region has beautiful forests and lakes.
**州北部**地区有美丽的森林和湖泊。
We have a little cabin upstate where we go to disconnect on weekends.
我们在**州北部**有一间小木屋,周末去那里放松。
Life upstate is completely different from the madness of Manhattan.
**州北部的**生活与曼哈顿的疯狂完全不同。
He grew up on a dairy farm upstate and didn't visit the city until he was eighteen.
他在**州北部**的一个奶牛场长大,直到十八岁才去了城市。