| 单词 | city |
| 释义 | city nounadjective | verb + city | city + verb | city + noun | preposition | phrases adjective➤big, huge, large, sprawling大城市；无计划扩展的城市➤main, major主要城市▸➤small小城市▸➤great伟大的城市◆bangkok is one of the great cities of the world.曼谷是世界上伟大的城市之一。➤bustling, busy, crowded熙熙攘攘的／繁忙的／拥挤的城市▸➤ancient, historic, old古老的城市；历史名城➤holy圣城▸➤beautiful美丽的城市▸➤industrial工业城市▸➤cosmopolitan大都市▸➤coastal滨海城市▸➤home, native故乡城市◆her native city is tokyo.她的家乡是东京。➤capital首都➤second（某国或地区）第二大城市▸➤provincial地方城市▸➤cathedral, port, university (especially bre) 主教座堂所在的城市；港口城市；大学城▸➤walled有城墙的城市◆the old walled city of cartagena有城墙的卡塔赫纳老城➤ruined损毁的城市▸➤sister, twin (bre) 姊妹城市◆bonn is oxford's twin city.波恩是牛津的姊妹城市。◆the sister cities of los alamos, new mexico, and hiroshima, japan（美国）新墨西哥州洛斯阿拉莫斯与日本广岛这对姊妹城市➤host主办城市◆the host city for the olympic games奥林匹克运动会的主办城市➤lost消失的城市◆the lost city of atlantis消失的亚特兰蒂斯城verb + city➤build, found建设／建立城市city + verb➤grow城市发展◆the city grew rapidly in the 19th century.这座城市在 19 世纪发展迅速。➤flourish城市繁荣city + noun➤dweller, slicker (informal) 城市居民；圆滑世故的城里人➤boy, girl城市男孩／女孩▸➤block, centre/center, street城市街区；市中心；城市街道◆the building runs the length of a city block.大楼贯穿整个街区。◆parking is difficult in the city centre / center.在市中心停车很困难。➤lights城市的灯光▸➤council, government (name) 市政会；市政府▸➤life城市生活➤limits (especially name) 城市界限preposition➤in a/the city在城市里◆we live in a big city.我们住在大城市。➤outside a/the city在城市外边◆there's a park just outside the city.刚出城就有个公园。phrases➤the centre/center of a city, the heart of a city, the middle of a city市中心▸➤the edge of a city, the outskirts of a city城市边缘；市郊the city /sɪti/ noun [singular] britain's financial and business centre, in the oldest part of london （伦敦最古老的金融和商业中心）伦敦城◆a city stockbroker 伦敦城的证券经纪人◆what is the city's reaction to the cut in interest rates? 伦敦城对减息的反应如何？◆the newspaper's city desk (= the department dealing with financial news) 报社的财经新闻部 ➡ square mile ☞ city city nouncity ♦︎ town ♦︎ village ♦︎ borough ♦︎ municipality ♦︎ metropolis ♦︎ conurbationthese words all mean a place with streets and buildings where people live and work.这些词均表示城市、乡镇或村庄。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆in a city / town / village / borough / municipality / metropolis / conurbation◆a small city / town / village / borough / municipality◆a major city / town / metropolis / conurbation◆a big city / town / village / metropolis◆a large city / town / village / conurbation◆a great city / metropolis◆a provincial city / town◆the local borough / municipality◆the city / town / village / borough council■ city [countable] a place with many streets and buildings where many people live and work都市；城市◆the city of boston is one of america's most historic cities.波士顿是美国历史最悠久的城市之一。◆ely is a cathedral city in east cambridgeshire.伊利是剑桥郡东区一座有主教座堂的城市。■ 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。■ village [countable] a very small town situated in a country area村庄；村镇◆appledore is a fishing village on the north coast of devon.阿普尔多尔是德文北岸的一个渔村。◆ (especially bre) most basic items are available from the village shop.大多数基本用品都可以从乡村商店买到。◆her books are about village life.她的书是关于乡村生活的。ⓘ do not use village to talk about small towns in the us. in american english village is used for a small place in another country that seems more old-fashioned than a town in the us.在美国说小村镇不用 village。在美式英语中，village 指其他国家的看似比美国小村镇古老的小地方。■ borough /bʌrə; name bɜːroʊ/ [countable] a town or part of a city that has its own local government自治市镇；（城市）行政区◆she served as a local councillor in the london borough of westminster.她是伦敦的威斯敏斯特自治市的地方议员。■ municipality /mjuːnɪsɪpæləti/ [countable] (formal) a political unit, such as a city, town, village or district, that has its own local government; the group of officials who govern it自治市；（市下的）自治区；市（或区）政当局◆the municipality provides services such as electricity, water and rubbish collection.自治市政府提供电力、水和垃圾收集等服务。▸ municipal adjective [usually before noun] ◆municipal elections地方政府选举■ metropolis /mətrɒpəlɪs; name mətrɑːpəlɪs/ [countable] a large important city, often the capital city of a country or region大都会，大城市（常指首都或首府）◆barcelona has all the amenities you would expect to find in a great metropolis.大都会应有的便利，巴塞罗那一样不缺。▸ metropolitan /metrəpɒlɪtən; name mətrɒpɑːlɪs/ adjective [only before noun] ◆the new york metropolitan area纽约市都会带■ conurbation /kɒnɜːbeɪʃn; name kɑːnɜːrbeɪʃn/ [countable] (formal) a large area where towns have grown and joined together, often around a city（有卫星城镇的）大都市，集合城市◆the region has several medium-sized towns and cities, but no major conurbations.那个地区有几个中等规模的城镇，但没有大的都市。 city [countable] a place with many streets and buildings where many people live and work都市；城市◆the city of boston is one of america's most historic cities.波士顿是美国历史最悠久的城市之一。◆ely is a cathedral city in east cambridgeshire.伊利是剑桥郡东区一座有主教座堂的城市。city/ˈsɪti ||; ˈsɪtɪ/noun (plural cities) 1. [c] a large and important town 城市: ◇venice is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. 威尼斯为全球最美丽的城市之一。◇many people are worried about housing conditions in britain's inner cities (= the central parts where there are often social problems). 英国城市市内旧城区的居住环境引起广泛忧虑。◇the city centre 市中心 2. the city [sing] the oldest part of london, which is now britain's financial centre 伦敦金融区（伦敦的最古老部份，现为英国的金融中心）citysee ⇨ town 1,6 • • •• ⇨ inner city cit·y /`sɪtɪ; ˈsɪti/n [c] 1. a large important town 城市:◇new york city 纽约市 2. the people who live in a city 城市居民:◇the city has been living in fear since last week's earthquake. 自从上星期的地震之后，市民一直生活在恐惧中。 ☞ city |
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