| 单词 | town |
| 释义 | Related topics: Geographytown /taʊn/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 place 地方 [countable]SGTOWN a large area with houses, shops, offices etc where people live and work, that is smaller than a city and larger than a village 镇，城镇，市镇 an industrial town in the Midlands 英格兰中部的一座工业城镇town of the town of Norwalk, Connecticut 康涅狄格州诺沃克镇 I walked to the nearest town. 我走到最近的镇上。► see thesaurus at city2 main centre 主要中心 [uncountable]SGTOWN the business or shopping centre of a town 〔市镇的〕商业中心区，闹市区 We’re going into town tonight to see a film. 我们今晚要去市中心看电影。 They have a small apartment in town. 他们在市中心有一套小公寓。3 people 人们 [singular]GROUP OF PEOPLE all the people who live in a particular town 全体镇民，全镇人 The whole town turned out to watch the procession. 全镇的人都出来观看游行队伍。4 where you live 居住地 [uncountable]TOWN the town or city where you live 〔自己居住的〕城镇，城市 Cam left town about an hour ago, so he should be out at the farm by now. 卡姆是大约一小时前离开城里的，他现在应该到农场了。 I’ll be out of town for about a week. 我要出城一星期左右。 Guess who’s in town? Jodie’s sister! 猜猜谁到城里来了？乔迪的妹妹！ Do you know of a good place to eat? I’m from out of town (=from a different town). 你能介绍个吃饭的好地方吗？我是外地人。 We’re moving to another part of town. 我们要搬到城里的另一个地方去。5 village 村庄 [countable] American EnglishSGTOWN several houses forming a small group around a church, shops etc 〔围绕某个教堂、商店等形成的〕小乡镇，集镇 SYN British English village Rowayton is a small town of around 4,000 people. 罗威顿是一个4,000人左右的小镇。6 NOT COUNTRY 不是乡下the town SGTOWNlife in towns and cities in general 城镇生活，城市生活〔统称〕 Which do you prefer, the town or the country? 城市生活和乡村生活，你更喜欢哪一种？7 go to town (on something) informalENTHUSIASTIC to do something in a very eager or thorough way 拼命地干（某事） Angela really went to town on buying things for her new house. 安杰拉疯狂地给她的新居购置物品。8 (out) on the town informalSOCIALIZE going to restaurants, bars, theatres etc for entertainment in the evening 〔晚间去娱乐场所〕寻欢作乐 Frank is taking me out for a night on the town. 弗兰克要带我出去玩一个晚上。9. town and gown SEPARATEused to describe the situation in which the people living in a town and the students in a town seem to be separate and opposing groups 〔分成两派、相互对立的〕市民和学生 → ghost town, home town, → paint the town (red) at paint2(5) COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + townsmall/big 小的/大的I grew up in a small town in Iowa. 我是在艾奥瓦州的一个小镇上长大的。nThe nearest big town is 20 miles away.a little town 小镇a pretty little town in the French Alps 法国阿尔卑斯山区一个美丽的小镇a major town 大型城镇It is one of the UK’s biggest retailers with shops in every major town. 这是英国最大的零售商之一，其商店遍布每一个大型城镇。busy/bustling 繁忙的The town was busy even in November. 甚至在11月，该镇也很繁忙。quiet 寂静的The town is quiet in the summer. 夏天，该镇静悄悄的。nCannigione is a quiet little town with a scattering of shops, restaurants and cafés.sleepy (=very quiet, with not much happening) 寂静的nJohnson grew up in the sleepy retirement town of Asheville.a historic/ancient town 历史小镇/古镇nVisitors can go on a tour of this historic town.an industrial town 工业小镇nThousands moved to the newly forming industrial towns to work in the mills.a seaside town 滨海小镇nyoung people looking for seasonal work in seaside townsa provincial town (=one that is not near the capital) 外地小镇nMany provincial towns were transformed by the coming of the railway.a market town (=a town in Britain where there is a regular outdoor market) 集镇nThe pretty market town of Ashbourne is only 9 miles away.somebody’s home town (=the town where someone was born) 某人的家乡小镇nHe was buried in his home town of Leeds.na new town (=one of several towns built in Britain since 1946)The design of Milton Keynes and other new towns proved unpopular.phrasesthe centre of town/the town centre British English, the center of town/the town center American English 康涅狄格州诺沃克镇The hotel was right in the center of town. 酒店就在镇中心。the outskirts/edge of a town 郊区nIt was six o'clock when she reached the outskirts of the town.Examples from the Corpustown• a town of about 35,000 people• Villages as well as towns expanded rapidly during the first half of the nineteenth century.• deep divisions in wealth between town and country• The Delta towns, and even Rangoon, came under threat.• More and more people were seeking work in the growing towns.• Although the population is increasing-estimated to be 32 million-over half live in towns or cities.• Steyne Street was a narrow street in a shabby but respectable part of town.• Our responsibility stops at our town line, another board member blurted out.• La Coruna is a pretty seaside town on the north-western tip of Spain.• He grew up in a small town.• a small town in the Midwest• We were too busy admiring the town to let their griping bother us.• A large sign announced that we were entering the town of Knock.• You can discover the great square keep, and enjoy the panoramic view from the top over the town below.• In the surprise attack, they torched the town and rounded up its inhabitants.• The town is situated some 23 miles north of London.• Just about the whole town showed up at the funeral.going into town• Ben had said nothing about going into town.• I can remember me and my mum going into town to buy these shoes for school.• The passenger wagons were not going into town for another half hour, so I hired a carriage and went in myself.• So I pre-empted them and suggested going into town.• The next morning, Bea woke me and told me to get dressed because we were going into town for church services.left town• When Jefferson defeated Adams for the presidency, Adams left town before the inauguration rather than shake hands with him.• Albert had left town, his secretary said.• Maybe S.. Blackman had left town or died mysteriously.• But it was Sunday, and most of the members of the government had left town.• Cases five and six had not left town and the urban area was, therefore, the only plausible site of infection.• As far as she was concerned, Christine had simply left town and never been heard from again.• Schools have been closed for the week, and large numbers of residents have simply left town.• It doesn't take long once you've left town before you're walking along the cliff-path with spectacular views.Origin town Old English tun “yard, buildings inside a wall, village, town”town noun →COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese large Corpus shops, area etc offices with a houses, |
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