huntington
huntington — noun
1. Collis Potter Huntington（1821–1900），美國鐵路大亨，中央太平洋鐵路（Central Pacific Railroad）的創建者
Collis Potter Huntington（1821–1900），美國鐵路大亨，中央太平洋鐵路（Central Pacific Railroad）的創建者之一，也是美國第一條橫貫大陸鐵路的關鍵推手。
Huntington spent much of his fortune building the Central Pacific Railroad through the Sierra Nevada.
name used as active subject with 'invested'
Without Huntington's lobbying during the Civil War, the transcontinental railroad might have stalled.
prepositional phrase: 'Without Huntington's + gerund'
Historians point to Huntington's use of federal land grants as an example of his aggressive tactics.
A bronze statue of Huntington erected in nineteen ninety-eight stands near the Sacramento rail yard.
When Huntington died in 1900, his seventy-million-dollar fortune included shipping lines and railroad stock.
用法筆記
為美國「四大鐵路巨頭」（Big Four）之一；加州亨廷頓海灘（Huntington Beach）即以他命名。
2. Ellsworth Huntington（1876–1947），美國地理學家與探險家，以氣候變遷對人類文明發展的影響研究聞名，曾探勘中亞與中東地區。
Ellsworth Huntington（1876–1947），美國地理學家與探險家，以氣候變遷對人類文明發展的影響研究聞名，曾探勘中亞與中東地區。
Huntington argued that climate shifts caused the collapse of ancient civilizations in Central America.
name as subject of 'argued that'
During his nineteen-oh-three expedition through Central Asia, Huntington mapped ancient caravan routes.
Modern geographers argue that culture and trade matter more than Huntington's climate theories.
Huntington's book 'Civilization and Climate' was widely read in the early nineteen hundreds.
Putri compared Huntington's Central Asia observations with modern climate data in her thesis.
用法筆記
其「環境決定論」（environmental determinism）在二十世紀初的學術界頗有影響力，但後來因過於簡化而受到批評。
3. Henry Edwards Huntington（1850–1927），美國藏書家與慈善家，漢庭頓圖書館（The Huntington Library, Art
Henry Edwards Huntington（1850–1927），美國藏書家與慈善家，漢庭頓圖書館（The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens）的創辦人，該機構位於加州聖馬利諾。
Huntington spent over a million dollars buying rare books from collectors across Europe.
name as subject with spent + -ing complement
The Desert Garden and Japanese Garden at Huntington's San Marino estate draw over a million visitors yearly.
Huntington left his entire collection of manuscripts and art to the public as a library.
Scholars travel to California to study the Gutenberg Bible that Huntington purchased in nineteen eleven.
Huntington's Pacific Electric Railway helped connect Los Angeles to growing suburbs like Pasadena.
用法筆記
漢庭頓圖書館擁有大量珍本與手稿，包括古騰堡聖經與喬叟《坎特伯里故事集》首版，是美國重要的學術研究機構。
4. Samuel Huntington（1731–1796），美國獨立革命時期的政治人物，曾任大陸會議主席（President of the Continental
Samuel Huntington（1731–1796），美國獨立革命時期的政治人物，曾任大陸會議主席（President of the Continental Congress），《美國獨立宣言》的簽署人之一，並擔任康乃狄克州州長。
Huntington signed the Declaration of Independence while serving as a delegate from Connecticut.
name as subject of historical action
In 1776, when British troops marched toward Philadelphia, Huntington moved the Congress's documents to Baltimore.
After the war, Huntington served ten years as Connecticut's governor and strengthened the state's court system.
A full-length portrait of Governor Huntington painted in 1790 hangs in the Connecticut State Capitol.
Salma compared Samuel Huntington's presidency of the Continental Congress with John Hancock's term.
用法筆記
在美國建國初期扮演重要角色，但知名度不如同時期的華盛頓、傑佛遜等人；有時與同名的美國最高法院首席大法官 Samuel Huntington 混淆。
5. 美國西維吉尼亞州西部俄亥俄河畔的城市，人口約四萬九千，馬歇爾大學（Marshall University）所在地，為該州的交通運輸與工業中心。
美國西維吉尼亞州西部俄亥俄河畔的城市，人口約四萬九千，馬歇爾大學（Marshall University）所在地，為該州的交通運輸與工業中心。
The flood of nineteen thirty-seven destroyed much of Huntington's downtown area along the Ohio River.
place name with possessive apostrophe-s
Mauricio moved to Huntington from Quito to study biology at Marshall University in twenty twenty-two.
Every July, Huntington's free music festival on the riverfront draws bluegrass bands from across the South.
The Amtrak Cardinal stops in Huntington each evening before continuing to Washington Union Station.
Every Sunday, families ride bicycles along Huntington's two-mile Ohio River floodwall path.
用法筆記
該城市以鐵路大亨 Collis Potter Huntington 命名；市內有普爾曼廣場（Pullman Square）等商業區，並以每年舉辦的音樂節聞名。