| 单词 | town |
| 释义 | towntownstowntown /taʊn/ noun1 [uncountable and countable] a place that has many houses, shops, and offices but is smaller than a city: a little town on the coast一座海滨小镇town ofthe town of Bridgwater 布里奇沃特镇in/into town (=in or into the centre of a town, where the shops, restaurants etc are)We had lunch in town.have 我们在市中心吃了午饭。2[singular] all the people who live in a town: The whole town watched the procession.watch全镇居民都观看了游行。3[uncountable] especially American English the town or city where you live: Jodie’s in town this week.乔迪这星期要到城里来。He left town yesterday.leave 他昨天出城了。 ➔ ghost town, shanty townTHESAURUS: towncity a large important town: She wasn’t used to life in the big city.usetown a large area with houses, shops, offices etc that is smaller than a city: Southwold is a pretty seaside town.becapital (also capital city) the city where a country or state has its government: Kyoto was the ancient capital of Japan.bemetropolis literary a very big city which is full of people and activity: At that time, New York was the world’s greatest metropolis.begreatsuburb an area around the edge of a city, where many people live: Ipanema is a fashionable suburb of Rio de Janeiro.beMore and more people are moving to the suburbs.bemovesuburburban relating to towns and cities: Pollution is particularly bad in urban areas.beareaurban developmentPhrasesgo to town (on something) informal to spend a lot of money, time, or effort on something: They really went to town on the decorations.godecoration 他们买装饰品确实花了大钱。on the town informal if you go out on the town, you go to a restaurant, bar, theatre etc and enjoy yourself: They celebrated with a night on the town.celebrate他们晚上出去庆祝了一番。COLLOCATIONS: towntypes of towna small townThe film is set in a small town in America.bea quiet town (=without many people or much activity)The town is much quieter at this time of year.bequieta sleepy town (=very quiet, with not much happening)sleepy Mexican townstowna busy/bustling townIt’s a very attractive and busy little town.a big/major townOur bank has branches in most major towns and cities.havebranchtowncitya provincial town (=one that is not near the capital)Piacenza is a provincial town in northern Italy.bea market town (=a town in Britain where there is a regular outdoor market)Ashbourne is a pretty old market town.bea seaside townThe pretty seaside town of Lyme Regis is on the south coast.bean industrial townthe old industrial towns of the northtowna historic/ancient townthe historic town of Battle, near HastingsColchester is an ancient town dating back to the 1st century BC.bedatethe old town (=the part of a town that was built a long time ago)We had a look around the historic old town.havea new town (=one of several towns built in Britain since 1946)Milton Keynes and other new townstownsb’s home town (=the town where someone comes from)She went back to her home town of Leeds.gonoun + townthe centre of town/the town centre British English, the center of town/the town center American EnglishThe hotel was right in the centre of town.bethe outskirts/edge of a town (=the parts that are furthest from the centre)Superstores are usually on the outskirts of towns.superstorebetown |
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