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Colorado是什么意思

Colorado

英 [,kʌlə'rɑ:dəu] 美
  • n. (美)科罗拉多;(美)科罗拉多河

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名字来自发源于当地的大河——科罗拉多河。这条河流因为富含粘土沉积物,河水显红色,因此被早期到达当地的西班牙人叫做Colorado,意思是“有颜色的(河流)”。

英文词源


Colorado
U.S. state (organized as a territory 1861, admitted as a state 1876), named for the river, Spanish Rio Colorado, from colorado "ruddy, reddish," literally "colored," past participle of colorar "to color, dye, paint," from Latin colorare (see coloration).

双语例句


1. He received a long-distance phone call from his girlfriend in Colorado.
他接到女朋友从科罗拉多打来的长途电话。

来自柯林斯例句

2. There are extra flights to Colorado during the winter.
冬季有飞往科罗拉多的增开航班。

来自《权威词典》

3. We went white-water rafting on the Colorado River.
我们到科罗拉多河湍急的河水中划皮划艇。

来自《权威词典》

4. Denver, Colorado, became a one - newspaper city a few weeks ago : the Rocky Mountain News closed.
在几个星期以前Colorado州的Denver市成为只有一家报纸的城市了.

来自互联网

5. There's not a living soul in Colorado who doesn't depend for his bread on silver.
科罗拉多的每一个人都是靠着开采银矿养家糊口。

来自柯林斯例句

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