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polis

/poh-lis/US // ˈpoʊ lɪs //UK // (ˈpɒlɪs) //

政政,政政政

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metropolis大都会,大都市,大城市,都市center中心,中央,中间,中心点municipality自治市,市镇,市政当局,市政downtown市区,市中心,闹市,闹市区place地点,地方,地位,场所capital资本,首府port港口,港,端口,港湾burg堡垒,乡镇,堡,堡口borough区,地区,市镇,市区megalopolis巨型城市,巨型都市,巨头城市,巨型城conurbation大城市群,同城化,大城市联合体,城市群apple苹果,苹果公司,蘋果,苹果公司的boom town繁荣镇,蓬勃发展的城市,繁荣小镇,繁荣的城市urbs尿液,尿布,尿液中,尿液中的蛋白质

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural po·leis [poh-lahys]. /ˈpoʊ laɪs/.

    • : an ancient Greek city-state.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
capital资本,首府center中心,中央,中间,中心点downtown市区,市中心,闹市,闹市区metropolis大都会,大都市,大城市,都市municipality自治市,市镇,市政当局,市政place地点,地方,地位,场所port港口,港,端口,港湾apple苹果,苹果公司,蘋果,苹果公司的borough区,地区,市镇,市区burg堡垒,乡镇,堡,堡口conurbation大城市群,同城化,大城市联合体,城市群megalopolis巨型城市,巨型都市,巨头城市,巨型城boom town繁荣镇,蓬勃发展的城市,繁荣小镇,繁荣的城市metropolitan area大都市地区,大都市区,大都会区,大都会地区urban place市区,市区地方,城区,市区的地方urbs尿液,尿布,尿液中,尿液中的蛋白质

Examples

  • In a now famous clip, Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) was asked what percentage of Congress smokes.

  • One case which did garner some mainstream media attention was that of Chrissy Lee Polis.

  • U.S. Rep. Jared Polis is another Democrat frustrated by the highly visible and political failure of the civil unions bill.

  • His father coined the word “poliatrist”, meaning a healer of the polis or city.

  • Frank is retiring, Baldwin is running for the Senate, and Polis and Ciciline are up for reelection.

  • It would have gone hard with them as they left the cage, but someone whispered, "Here's the polis!"

  • Wan day a captain an' a squad iv polis backed th' wagon up to th' dure iv th' palace an' rung th' bell.

  • I 've a bit of paper for you somewhere, from one you know, if them blackguards the 'polis' has not made me lose it.

  • The constitution of the polis is a Phœnician invention, even this has been imitated by the Hellenes.

  • The Greek polis and the αἱεν ἁριστεὑειν grew up out of mutual enmity.

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