town
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A town is a place with streets and buildings, where people live and work. Towns are larger than neighbourhoods and smaller than cities. In informal English, cities are sometimes called towns. 城镇
...the northern California town of Albany. …加利福尼亚北部的奥尔巴尼镇。
2. N-COUNT You can use the town to refer to the people of a town. (某一城镇的) 居民
The town takes immense pride in recent achievements. 镇上的居民为最近的成就感到无比自豪。
3. N-UNCOUNT You use town in order to refer to the town where you live. (自己居住的) 城镇
He admits he doesn't even know when his brother is in town. 他承认甚至不知道他的兄弟什么时候在镇上。
4. N-UNCOUNT You use town in order to refer to the central area of a town where most of the stores and offices are. 市中心
I walked into town. 我走进了市中心。
- 返回 town
town /taʊn/ (towns)
剑桥词典
- A1 [ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]
- There's not much in the way of entertainment in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs .
- We spent our holidays in a small French town.
- The town's main features are its beautiful mosque and ancient marketplace .
- As agriculture became more capital intensive , many farm labourers moved to the towns and cities to look for work .
- When you're in town could you pick up the books I ordered ?
a place where people live and work , containing many houses , shops , places of work , places of entertainment , etc., and usually larger than a village but smaller than a city
城镇，市镇
a seaside/coastal town 海滨城镇
a fishing /mining /industrial town 渔业／矿业／工业城镇
He was born in the small town of Castleford, in Yorkshire. 他出生于约克郡的卡斯尔福德小镇。
We stayed in the best hotel in town. 我们住在镇上最好的旅馆里。
the main road into/out of town 进／出城的主要公路
也见 downtown adjective adverb
hometown
uptown
[ 单数名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ] mainly UK
the part of a town where most of the businesses are
（市内）商业区
I'm going into/to town at lunchtime to do some shopping . 午饭时我要到商业区去买些东西。
I met Charles while I was in town. 我在城里的商业区遇见了查尔斯。
比较
downtown
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ] UK
the most important city or town in a country or area
（某国或某地区的）中心城市，都会
We went up to town to see a play . 我们进城去看戏。
Many people commute into town (= London) from Essex. 许多人从埃塞克斯到伦敦城里去上班。
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ] mainly US
the place where you live or work
居住（或工作）之地
I'm leaving town for a few days . 我要离开这里几天。
Barbara is out of town on business this week . 芭芭拉本周出差了。
the town [ 单数名词 ]
[ 指称集体行动的一群人的名词作为单数使用时，在英式英语中，该名词后面可以使用动词的单数或者复数在美式英语中，使用动词的单数更好 ]
the people who live in the town
全体镇民（或市民）
The whole town is/are hoping that their team will win the final tomorrow . 全镇的人都希望本镇的足球队在明天的决赛中获胜。
UK
a town or city , rather than the countryside
城镇，城市（与乡村相对）
I've always lived in the town. 我一直住在城里。
例句
习语
go to townon the town 返回 town