transcontinental

IPA/ˌtrænzˌkɒntɪˈnentl/
KK[trˌænzkˌɑntɪnˈɛntəl]IPA/ˌtrænzˌkɑːntɪˈnentl/

transcontinental — adjective

  • transcontinentalpositive
  • more transcontinentalcomparative
  • most transcontinentalsuperlative

1. that travels or stretches completely across a continent, reaching from one coast

1.形容詞B2
釋義

that travels or stretches completely across a continent, reaching from one coast or border to the opposite side of a large landmass.

例句

Lisa and her family took a transcontinental train from New York to San Francisco.

attributive: transcontinental train

Asher boarded a transcontinental flight that stopped in Chicago before it reached Los Angeles.

collocation: transcontinental flight

同義詞
反義詞
  • local

    limited to a small area rather than spanning a whole continent

文法句型

transcontinental + noun

用法筆記

Often appears in historical contexts about the first railways or highways to span a continent, such as the transcontinental railroad built across the United States in the 1860s.

常見錯誤

❌The airline offers transcontinental flights between London and Tokyo.
✅The airline offers intercontinental flights between London and Tokyo.
💡'transcontinental' means across one continent; 'intercontinental' means between different continents.