| 单词 | town |
| 释义 | town noun¹ 1place with many streets and buildings城镇adjective | verb + town | town + verb | town + noun | preposition | phrases adjective➤big, large, major大城镇▸➤little, small, tiny (especially name) 小城镇▸➤nearby, neighbouring/neighboring, surrounding附近的城镇▸➤ancient, historic, medieval, old古镇；中世纪的城镇；古老的城镇▸➤new新城镇◆it was built as a new town in the 1960s. (bre) 这是在 20 世纪 60 年代建立的新城镇。➤company, factory, farm, industrial, mill, mining公司／工厂／农场／工业／采矿小镇◆a 19th-century mill town that used to produce cotton19 世纪生产棉制品的工业小镇➤busy繁忙的城镇◆a busy market town繁忙的集镇➤boom, thriving繁荣的城镇◆rio was a boom town and trade was thriving.里约热内卢是一个繁荣的城市，贸易蓬勃发展。◆a thriving mining town繁荣的采矿小镇➤dusty, sleepy尘土飞扬的／死气沉沉的小镇◆the dusty border town of eagle pass, texas伊格尔帕斯，得克萨斯州一个尘土飞扬的边境小镇◆a sleepy provincial town in southern france法国南部一个冷清的小镇➤remote偏僻的小镇▸➤country, provincial, rural乡间小镇；首都以外的城镇▸➤county (bre) 郡首府◆exeter, the county town of devon埃克赛特，德文郡首府➤home, native家乡小镇◆she has gone back to live in her home town.她已经回到她的故乡去生活了。➤border, frontier边境城镇➤mountain, prairie (especially name) 山区／草原小镇▸➤beach, coastal, seaside (especially bre) 海滩／沿海／海滨城镇◆the sun-drenched beach towns of southern california沐浴着阳光的南加州海滩小镇➤holiday, resort度假城；度假胜地▸➤cathedral, college, market, university (especially bre) 教区总教堂所在地；学院城；贸易集镇；大学城▸➤dormitory, satellite郊外住宅区；卫星城▸➤fortified设防的城镇◆kitzbühel is an ancient fortified town.基茨比厄尔是一个筑有要塞的古镇。➤shanty贫民窟▸➤ghost鬼城；被废弃的城镇◆it's been a ghost town since the gold rush ended.淘金热结束后，这个城市就被废弃了。➤twin (bre) 姊妹城◆darlington's twin town of amiens达灵顿的姊妹城，亚眠城verb + town➤build, found建立城镇▸➤live in生活在城镇◆how many people live in the town?有多少人生活在城里？➤get out of, leave, move out of, skip (informal, especially name) 离开城镇；搬离城镇◆he left town yesterday for a conference in cape town.他昨天离城去开普敦出席一个会议。◆they wanted to move out of town and start a new life in the country.他们想搬离城市去乡村开始新的生活。➤surround环绕镇子◆the rolling hills that surround the town环绕着镇子的连绵起伏的丘陵town + verb➤flourish, grow城镇繁荣／发展town + noun➤centre (bre) 城市中心▸➤hall, square, walls市政厅；市政广场；城墙▸➤council（尤指英国的）镇委员会➤meeting市民大会▸➤life城镇生活▸➤planning城镇规划preposition➤in town在城里◆they'll be back in town tomorrow.他们将于明天返城。➤out of town不在城里◆i was out of town last week.上星期我去外地了。◆an out-of-town superstore市区外的大型商场➤outside (the) town在城外◆a lake just outside the town城外的湖phrases➤the centre/center of (the) town, the middle of (the) town市镇中心➤the edge of (the) town, the outskirts of (the) town市镇边缘／郊区▸➤from town to town从一个城镇到另一个城镇◆i spent years moving from town to town.多年来，我从一个镇子搬到另一个镇子。town noun² 2main part of a town, with the shops/stores, etc.商铺林立的主城区verb + town | preposition verb + town➤go into, hit (informal) 到市中心去◆i'm going into town－can i get you anything?我要到市中心去 － 你要带点儿什么吗？◆millie hit the town, looking for excitement.米莉来到镇上寻求刺激。preposition➤in town在市中心◆dad's in town shopping.爸爸在市中心购物。town [countable] a place where people live and work that is larger than a village but smaller than a city镇；市镇；集镇◆the nearest town is ten miles away.最近的集镇离这里有十英里远。◆sackville is a small university town in eastern canada.萨克维尔是加拿大东部一个小型大学城。ⓘ especially in american english, town [uncountable] is also used to mean the particular town where sb lives and works or one that has just been referred to.尤其在美式英语中，不可数名词 town 亦指生活、工作或刚提到的城镇◆i'll be in town next week if you want to go out for a drink.如果你想到外面喝一杯的话，我下周在城里。◆he married a girl from out of town.他娶了一个外地姑娘。◆they live in a rough part of town.他们住在一个治安不太好的城区。◆this restaurant serves the best steaks in town.这家餐厅有全市最好的牛排。 the town [singular] can also be used to talk about the idea of life in towns or cities in general, as opposed to life in the country.单数形式 the town 亦可指一般的城市生活，与乡村生活相对◆do you prefer the town to the country?你喜欢城市生活还是乡村生活？ ➡ see also hometown → home 2 note 辨析 city or town?a city is usually bigger than a town, but not always. official city status is given by the king or queen (in britain) or state governments in the us. as time went by towns and cities changed in size, so that these days it is possible to find some cities that are smaller than many towns. in american english town can also describe a smaller place than in british english, as the term village is not used so much in american english. * city 通常比 town 大，但并不总是如此。官方的城市地位在英国由国王或女王授予，在美国由州政府授予。随着时代的变迁，town 和 city 的规模也在变化，因此现今有的 city 可能比 town 小。美式英语的 town 也可指比英式英语 town 小一些的地方，因为美式英语中不太使用 village 这个词。town/taʊn ||; taυn/noun1. [c] a place with many streets and buildings. a town is larger than a village but smaller than a city 城镇；市镇: ◇romsey is a small market town. 罗姆西是个小集镇。◇after ten years away, she decided to move back to her home town (= the town where she was born and spent her childhood). 离乡十年后，她决定搬回故乡。 2. the town [sing] all the people who live in a town 城镇居民: ◇the whole town is talking about it. 全镇居民都在谈论这件事。 3. [u] the main part of a town, where the shops, etc are 城镇的中心或商业区: ◇i've got to go into town this afternoon. 今天下午我得去市中心。 go to town (on sth)(informal 非正式) to do sth with a lot of energy and enthusiasm; to spend a lot of money on sth 花大量时间或金钱（在某事物上） (out) on the town(informal 非正式) going to restaurants, theatres, clubs, etc, for entertainment, especially at night 在城里作乐（如上馆子、看戏、去夜总会等） town1 a town2 the centre of a town or city3 the areas at the edge of a town or city4 the town where you are from5 the biggest or most important town in a country or area6 relating to or in a townrelated wordsoppositecountry,area of a town 市内的地区 area (2),1. a town 城镇 town /taʊn/ [countable noun] a place where a lot of people live with houses, streets, shops etc 镇，市镇，城镇 more and more people were seeking work in the growing towns. 越来越多的人在日益发展的市镇里寻找工作。 the town is situated some 23 miles north of london. 该镇位于伦敦北面大约23英里处。 a small town in the midwest 美国中西部的一座小镇a seaside/industrial/market town la coruna is a pretty seaside town on the north-western tip of spain. 拉科鲁尼亚是西班牙西北部顶端的一座美丽的海边城镇。part of town steyne street was a narrow street in a shabby but respectable part of town. 斯坦尼大街是一条狭窄的街道，位于镇上虽然破旧却还算体面的区域。the town of warrington/poitiers/kimball etc written a large sign announced that we were entering the town of knock. 一块大型的标牌说明我们正进入诺克镇。town and country people who live in towns and people who live in the country 城乡居民 deep divisions in wealth between town and country 城乡居民之间财富的巨大差距 city /ˈsɪti/ [countable noun] a big and important town that is often the centre of government for an area, has a lot of trade and industry, and is likely to contain important political, educational, or religious institutions 城市，都市 you should visit san francisco. it's a beautiful city. 你应该去游览一下圣弗朗西斯科，那是座漂亮的城市。 the major industrial cities were getting increasingly overcrowded. 大型工业城市变得越来越拥挤了。a big/crowded/medieval etc city i was alone in a big city in a new country. 我独自一人在一个陌生国家的大城市里。 leeds is a thriving, vibrant, and prosperous city. 利兹是一座欣欣向荣、充满活力、繁荣昌盛的城市。the city of belfast/jerusalem/boston etc written the city of barcelona is famous for its wonderful architecture. 巴塞罗那市以其优秀的建筑闻名。 the ancient city of damascus 大马士革古城 village /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ [countable noun] a very small town in the country 乡村，村庄 there are some nice little pubs in the villages round here. 这附近的村子里有些不错的小酒吧。 she left her village in the north of thailand and went to live in bangkok. 她离开了泰国北部自己原来的村庄到曼谷去生活。 settlement /ˈsetlmənt/ [countable noun] a place where people come to live for the first time and where they build a village or town 村落，拓居地 she lived in a small settlement on the edge of the desert. 她住在沙漠边缘的一个小村落里。 settlements started to appear all along the river. 沿这条河开始到处出现了小村落。 the tools were found in an early iron age settlement. 这些工具是在一个铁器时代的小村落里发现的。2. the centre of a town or city 城镇的中心 centre british /center american /ˈsentəʳ/ [countable noun] the part of a town or city where most of the shops, banks, theatres etc are 镇中心；市中心 a charming little town with an unspoiled medieval centre 中心区中世纪风格未遭破坏的一座迷人的小镇centre of i work in the centre of london, so i can easily go shopping after work. 我在伦敦市中心上班，因此下班后可以方便地去购物。city centre british /city center american a bomb went off in the city center and 19 people were killed. 一枚炸弹在市中心爆炸，有19个人遇难。town centre british she's gone into the town centre to do some shopping. 她去市中心购物了。 downtown /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn◂/ [adverb] american in or to the part of a city where most of the shops, banks, theatres etc are 【美】在［到］商业区，在［到］市中心区，在［到］闹市区 she lives in a really beautiful apartment downtown. 她住在位于闹市区的一套很漂亮的公寓里。go downtown i have to go downtown later. 稍后我得到市中心去。 downtown /ˈdaʊntaʊn/ [singular noun] the downtown was deserted that night. 那天晚上闹市区内空无一人。 in/into town /ɪn, ɪntə ˈtaʊn/ [adverb] british spoken in or into the centre of a town or city 【英口】在［去］镇中心；在［去］市中心 i suggest we meet somewhere in town and have lunch together. 我建议在镇中心某个地方碰头，一起吃午饭。 he bought us tickets to the best show in town. 他为我们买了门票去看市中心最精彩的表演。 i'm going into town. do you want anything? 我要去市中心，你想买点什么吗？ can you give me a lift into town? 你能让我搭便车去市中心吗？ inner city /ˌɪnəʳ ˈsɪti/ [countable noun] the areas that are close to the centre of a big city, especially where many poorer people live and there are often social problems - use this especially in political and economic contexts ［市中心周围的］旧城区，贫民区［尤用于政治和经济的语境］ policies aimed at revitalizing america's inner cities 旨在使美国旧城区更繁荣的政策the inner city suburban styles of life are very different from those in the inner city. 市郊的生活方式和旧城区的生活方式大不相同。 inner-city [adjective only before noun] crime is a big problem in inner-city areas. 犯罪活动是贫民区一个严重的问题。 children from inner-city schools 来自贫民区学校的儿童3. the areas at the edge of a town or city 城镇边缘的地区 suburb /ˈsʌbɜːʳb/ [countable noun] an area around the edges of a city, where many people live because it is quieter and there is more space than in the centre 郊区，近郊，城郊住宅区 suburb of i was born and brought up in a suburb of new york city. 我在纽约市的一处郊区出生和长大。the suburbs more and more people are moving to the suburbs every year. 每年都有越来越多的人搬到近郊居住。 all the social workers come in from their comfortable homes in the suburbs. 所有的社会福利工作者都来自市郊的小康家庭。a wealthy/middle-class/respectable etc suburb they have just bought a house in pacific palisades, a wealthy suburb of los angeles. 他们刚在洛杉矶富裕的郊区帕西菲克·帕利塞兹买了幢房子。 suburban /səˈbɜːʳbən/ [adjective] a typical suburban house 一幢标准的城郊住宅 outskirts /ˈaʊtskɜːʳts/ [plural noun] the area around the edge of a city or just outside it 市郊，郊区 the cité de science is a futuristic complex in the parisian outskirts. 科学城是巴黎市郊一幢未来主义风格的综合性建筑。on the outskirts his body was discovered on the city's outskirts three days later. 他的尸体三天后在市郊被发现。the outskirts of tokyo/london etc by 9 o'clock we reached the outskirts of berlin. 到9点钟我们到达了柏林的市郊。the outskirts of town there are plans to build a new shopping mall on the outskirts of town. 有计划要在市郊建造一座新的购物中心。 out-of-town /ˌaʊt əv ˈtaʊn◂/ [adjective only before noun] british out-of-town shops, cinemas etc are built outside a town, so that people from the town have to drive to them 【英】［商店、电影院等建在］城外的，镇外的 an out-of-town shopping centre 城外的购物中心 town centre shops face a threat from large out-of-town developments which offer hundreds of shops under one roof. 市中心的商店面临来自市郊的大型新开发区的威胁，那里一幢建筑物内就可容纳好几百家商店。 urban sprawl /ˌɜːʳbən ˈsprɔːl/ [uncountable noun] a large area of buildings, factories etc around the edges of a city that used to be countryside - use this to describe places that are ugly, noisy, or unpleasant 城区向乡村的扩展［用于形容丑陋、吵闹或令人不悦的地区］ at that time, little was done to control the urban sprawl. 那时没有采取什么措施来控制城市向乡村的扩展。 the natural habitats of britain's wildlife have been ravaged by urban sprawl and pollution. 英国的野生生物的自然栖息地已经被都市扩展和污染破坏了。4. the town where you are from 你出生的城镇 home town /ˌhəʊm ˈtaʊn/ [countable noun] the town where you were born, where you lived as a child, or where you live now 家乡，故乡 sarajevo is my home town and i did not want to leave. 萨拉热窝是我的故乡，我不想离开。home town of johnson lived in seattle for ten years before returning to his home town of cody, wyoming. 约翰逊在西雅图住了十年后回到了故乡怀俄明州的科迪。 home /həʊm/ [countable noun] the place where you were born or the place where you usually live, especially if this is where you feel happy and want to live 家乡，故乡 her home, she said, was in hong kong, but she hadn't been there since she was a child. 她说她的故乡是在香港，但她从小时候起就不在那里了。feel like home i've lived in madrid for many years, and it feels like home to me now. 我在马德里住了很多年，现在它给我的感觉就像家乡一样了。5. the biggest or most important town in a country or area 一国或一地区中最大或最重要的城镇 capital /ˈkæpɪtl, ˈkæpətl/ [countable noun] the town or city where the government of a country or area is 首都；首府 rome is one of the world's most beautiful capitals. 罗马是世界上最美丽的首都之一。capital of what's the capital of canada? 加拿大的首都叫什么？capital city the tour includes a trip to budapest, hungary's capital city. 这次旅游包括匈牙利首都布达佩斯之行。state/regional/provincial etc capital sacramento is the state capital of california. 萨克拉门托是加利福尼亚州的首府。 metropolis /mɪˈtrɒpələs, məˈtrɒpələsǁmə̇ˈtrɑː-/ [countable noun usually singular] the largest, most important city in a country or area - use this especially to emphasize that a city is busy and full of people and activity ［一国或一地区的］首要城市，大都会，首府［尤用于强调某城市非常繁忙］ after 1850 paris grew quickly into a busy metropolis. 1850年以后，巴黎迅速发展成为一个繁忙的大都会。 they drove quickly, leaving the immense metropolis behind them. 他们把车开得飞快，把那个大城市抛在了后面。metropolis of our aim is to make sydney the musical metropolis of the world. 我们的目标是使悉尼成为世界的音乐大都会。6. relating to or in a town 与市镇有关的或在市镇内的 town /taʊn/ [adjective only before noun] the town council has proposed a new road building project. 市议会已经提出了修建新公路的方案。 with better town planning, traffic problems could be avoided. 随着城镇规划更完善，交通问题可得以避免。town square a square in the centre of a town 镇［市］广场 a market is held daily in the town square. 在镇广场上每天都有集市。 city /ˈsɪti/ [adjective only before noun] relating to or in a city 城市的；城市里的 the city library cost over $15 million to build. 市图书馆的建造费用超过了1，500万美元。 residents blame city officials for poor housing conditions. 居民把恶劣的居住环境归启于市政官员。 the city authorities 市政当局city streets beneath the city streets is a network of sewers. 城市的街道下面是一个污水管网络。city life city life is becoming increasingly dangerous. 城市生活变得越来越危险了。 village /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ [adjective only before noun] british relating to a village 【英】乡村的 there is a village festival every year at the beginning of may. 每年5月初都有一个乡村节日。 has village life changed significantly in the last few years? 过去几年中乡村生活有很大的改变吗？village shop/school/hall etc we have a church, one pub and a village shop. 我们有一座教堂、一个酒吧和一个乡村小店。 urban /ˈɜːʳbən/ [adjective only before noun] relating to towns and cities, the people who live in them, or the things that happen in them 城市的；城镇的；都市的 the problem of air pollution is especially serious in urban areas. 空气污染问题在市区格外严重。 china's growing urban population 中国越来越多的城市人口 post-war urban planning 战后的城市规划 urban growth 都市的扩大 civic /ˈsɪvɪk/ [adjective only before noun] relating to the government of a city or town 市政府的；公民的，市民的 civic leaders cannot agree on what is best for the city. 对于怎样做才对这个城市最有利的问题，市政领导人不能取得一致意见。 an important civic function is taking place in the city hall this evening. 今晚将在市政厅里举行一个重要的市政活动。 harlow council has always been generous with civic funding for music and the arts. 哈洛区政务委员会对资助市里的音乐和美术事业总是很慷慨。 it is the civil duty of every citizen to vote. 参加投票是每个市民的公民义务。 municipal /mjuːˈnɪsɪpəl, mjuːˈnɪsəpəlǁmjʊ-/ [adjective only before noun] relating to the government of a town or city or to the public services it provides 市的；市政府的 municipal elections will be held on april 12th. 市级选举将在4月12日举行。 not far from the town centre is the municipal park. 离市中心不远处有一座市立公园。 the museum and other municipal buildings are threatened. 博物馆以及其他的市政大厦受到了威胁。 downtown /ˈdaʊntaʊn/ [adjective only before noun] american in or belonging to the main business area in the centre of a town or city 【美】商业区的，市中心的，闹市区的 taylor worked in a dingy little office in downtown chicago. 泰勒在芝加哥市中心一间昏暗的小办公室里上班。 many downtown department stores are moving out into the wealthier suburbs. 闹市区的许多百货公司都要搬到更富裕的郊区去。 a downtown hotel 一家位于闹市区的旅馆 metropolitan /ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən◂, ˌmetrəˈpɒlətən◂ǁ-ˈpɑː-/ [adjective only before noun] relating to a large city 大都会的；大城市的 some workers can only afford homes outside metropolitan areas. 有些工人只住得起大城市以外地区的房子。 the metropolitan authorities 城市当局 town /tan; taʊn/n 1. [c,u] a place where people live and work, which is smaller than a city 市镇，城镇:◇a little town on the coast 海滨小镇◇go into town (=go into the part of a town where all the shops, offices etc are) 去商业中心，去闹市区: i need to go into town this morning. 今天早上我要去市区。 2. [singular 单数] all the people who live in a town 镇民，全镇居民:◇the whole town got involved in the celebrations. 全镇居民都参与了庆典活动。 3. go to town (on sth) informal to spend a lot of time, effort, or money doing something 【非正式】 拼命地干（某事）; 花很多钱做（某事） 4. on the town informal if you go out on the town, you go to a restaurant, bar, theatre etc and drink and enjoy yourself 【非正式】 去娱乐场所玩乐 ☞ town |
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