town的意思是:n.城市;城镇;(某一城镇的)居民;商业区。town的词语用法是n.(名词)town的基本意思是“镇,集〔市〕镇”,一般指大于乡村(village)、小于城市(city)的“城镇”,是可数名词。town的读音是英[taʊn];美[taʊn]。
一、详尽释义点此查看town的详细内容
二、英英释义
"they drive through town on their way to work"
"the whole town cheered the team"
"the town is responsible for snow removal"
三、词典解释
1.镇;市镇;城镇
Atown is a place with many streets and buildings, where people live and work. Towns are larger than villages and smaller than cities. Many places that are called towns in Britain would be called cities in the United States.
e.g. ...Saturday night in the smalltown of Braintree, Essex...
埃塞克斯郡布伦特里小镇的周六之夜
e.g. Parking can be tricky in thetown centre.
在市镇中心停车可能会挺费事。
2.自己居住的城镇
You usetown in order to refer to the town where you live.
e.g. He admits he doesn't even know when his brother is intown...
他承认自己甚至不知道弟弟什么时候来了本市。
e.g. She lefttown.
她离开了自己生活的城镇。
3.市中心;(城镇的)商业中心;闹市区
You usetown in order to refer to the central area of a town where most of the shops and offices are.
e.g. I walked aroundtown...
我在市中心逛了逛。
e.g. I caught a bus intotown.
我赶上辆公交车去了市中心。
4.(与农村相对的)城市,都会
If you refer tothe town, you are referring to town and city areas in general, as opposed to country areas.
e.g. More people are going to want to escape from thetown into the country…
更多的人将会想要逃离城市到乡村去。
e.g. It had the advantages oftown and country combined.
它兼具都市与乡村的优势。
5. see also: ghost town;hometown;new town
6.满腔热情地干;拼命地干
If you say that someonegoes to town on something, you mean that they deal with it with a lot of enthusiasm or intensity.
e.g. We really went totown on it, turning it into a full, three-day show...
我们下了真功夫,把它办成了一场内容丰富、为时三天的展览。
e.g. The papers got hold of it and went totown on it…
报纸抓住这件事大做文章。
7.社交忙人;花花公子/时髦女郎
If you describe someone as aman about town or awoman about town, you mean that they are sophisticated, like to go out and spend money, and have a busy social life.
town的解释
e.g. He was known as a tall, handsome man abouttown…
他以高大英俊的花花公子形象为人所知。
e.g. He is an old flame of Sarah's, from her days as a single girl abouttown.
他是萨拉的旧情人,是她作为单身时髦女郎时的旧爱。
8.(夜晚)在闹市区玩乐
If you go outon the town or go for a nighton the town, you enjoy yourself by going to a town centre in the evening and spending a long time there visiting several places of entertainment.
e.g. My idea of luxury used to be going out on thetown and coming back in the early hours of the morning...
我过去对奢侈的概念是夜晚在闹市通宵玩乐到清晨才回来。
e.g. Last Saturday, I was out on thetown with my mate…
上个星期六我和老友晚上去闹市玩乐了。
四、例句
The town was invaded by reporters.
这个城市涌进了大批记者。
It's a great convenience to live in town.
住在城市里有很大的方便。
Would you rather live in a town, or in the country?
你愿意住在城市还是乡下?
The town has been designated a development area.
该城市已被定为开发区。
He lived in a town beside the sea.
他住在一个靠海的城镇。
The town boasts four swimming pools.
这座城镇以拥有四个游泳池而自豪。
We are well served with gas in this town.
这个城镇煤气供应得很好。
The whole town is talking about it.
全镇的人都在议论这件事。
Can you give me a lift into town?
你能让我搭车进城吗?
五、常见句型
六、词汇搭配
七、词源解说
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