small town

英 [ˈsmɔːl taʊn]

美 [ˈsmɔːl taʊn]

adj.  (通常指美国的小镇)民风淳朴友好的;(人)偏狭守旧的

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 smalltown


• ADJ (通常指美国的小镇)民风淳朴友好的;(人）偏狭守旧的
  Small townis used when referring to small places, usually in the United States, where people are friendly, honest, and polite, or to the people there.Small townis also sometimes used to suggest that someone has old-fashioned ideas.
  1. ...an idealized small-town America of neat, middle-class homes...
     理想化的富有小镇风情的美国，到处是整洁的中产阶级住宅
  2. The little small-town banks were traditionally very frightened that Wall Street would come to dominate the whole country...
     偏狭守旧的小银行通常都很害怕华尔街会控制整个国家。
  3. The guy in charge was the typical smalltown tyrant.
     管事者专横霸道，典型的小地方人。

英英释义

noun

• a community of people smaller than a town
  Synonym:villagesettlement

双语例句

• I am from a small town.
  我来自一个小镇。
• He has been warder in the small town's prison for 20 years.
  他已经在这座小城的监狱里当了20年的狱吏了。
• I come from a small town in brazil, so big city life is quite a change for me.
  我来自巴西的一个小城镇，所以大城市的生活对我来说是一个不小的变化。
• Quiet came over the small town at twi-light.
  暮色苍茫，那个小镇笼罩在一片静谧之中。
• She thought life in the small town was monotonous.
  她觉得小镇上的生活单调乏味。
• The small town was surrounded by rolling country.
  小镇四周都是丘陵地带。
• A series of strange accidents took place in this small town.
  这个小镇里发生了一连串的奇怪事故。
• I was born in a small town, up in the mountains.
  我出生在高山上的一个小镇。
• But I'm from a small town.
  我是从一个小镇来的。
• The repository of all important knowledge in a small town was the chief barman of the local pub.
  小镇上最无所不知的人就是当地酒吧里的服务员领班。