noun · neutral
metro
UK/ˈmɛtrəʊ/US/ˈmɛtroʊ/MET·ro
Band 5-6speakingtask2
an urban underground railway system (called 'subway' in American English)
Examples
“We took the metro into the city centre because it's faster than driving.”
“The metro network has expanded a lot in the last decade.”
“During rush hour the metro is usually crowded.”
Band 8 sentence
“If planning authorities continue to extend the metro, fewer commuters will need to rely on private cars.”
Collocations
- metro station
- metro network
Word family
metro n.metropolitan adj.
Common mistakes
I go to work by subway in Hanoi.→I go to work by metro in Hanoi.
The metro is very crowded at rushhour.→The metro is very crowded at rush hour.
Say it for a higher band
5train→6subway→7+metro
Synonyms
subway
Easily confused
subway
“New Yorkers use the subway every day to get around the city.”
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