二线城市的英语:second-tier cities英[ˈsekənd tɪə(r) ˈsɪtiz]美[ˈsekənd tɪr ˈsɪtiz]词典释义second-tier citiessecond-tier citybeta city
second-tier city就是“二线城市”的意思,其中tier作名词,意为“等级,层级;一排,一层”,如:the highest tier of society (社会的最上层),a three-tier wedding cake(3层的结婚蛋糕)
例句:Although I live in the capital city of my province, it is still a second-tier city as it is under developed in some way.尽管我住在省会城市,它仍是一个二线城市,因为在某些方面它还是欠发达的。I don't want to live in a second-tier city because there are only a few opportunities for my career.我不想生活在二线城市,因为我的事业机会不多。She didn't want to stay in a small county, so she moved to the second-tier city.她不想待在小县城,所以她搬去了二线城市。He's pretty content with his life in this second-tier city. There's no much pressure and the environment is fairly good here.他对自己在这个二线城市的生活还算满意。没有太大的压力,这里的环境也相当不错。