1. | [c][u] 镇;市镇;集镇a place with many houses, shops/stores, etc. where people live and work. It is larger than a village but smaller than a city. |
a university town 大学城 | |
They live in a rough part of town. 他们居住在一个社会秩序混乱的城区。 | |
The nearest town is ten miles away. 最近的集镇离这里有十英里远。 | |
We spent a month in the French town of Le Puy. 我们在一个叫勒皮的法国小镇里待了一个月。 |
2. | [sing] (某一市镇的)居民,市民the people who live in a particular town |
The whole town is talking about it. 全镇的人都在议论这件事。 |
3. | [u] (城镇的)商业区the area of a town where most of the shops/stores and businesses are |
Can you give me a lift into town? 我可以搭你的车到商业区去吗? |
4. | [u] (生活、工作或刚提到的)城镇a particular town where sb lives and works or one that has just been referred to |
I'll be in town next week if you want to meet. 如果你想见面的话,我下个星期在城里。 | |
He married a girl from out of town. 他娶了一个外地姑娘。 |
5. | [sing][u] 城市生活(与乡村生活相对)life in towns or cities as opposed to life in the country |
Pollution is just one of the disadvantages of living in the town. 污染只是生活在城里的不利条件之一。 |