towns

英 [taʊnz]

美 [taʊnz]

n.  镇; 市镇; 集镇; (某一市镇的)居民，市民; (城镇的)商业区
town的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 镇;市镇；城镇
  Atownis 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.
  1. ...Saturday night in the small town of Braintree, Essex...
     埃塞克斯郡布伦特里小镇的周六之夜
  2. Parking can be tricky in the town centre.
     在市镇中心停车可能会挺费事。
  3. You can usethe townto refer to the people of a town.
     全体镇民;全体市民
  4. The town takes immense pride in recent achievements.
     全镇人对近来取得的成就都感到非常自豪。
• N-UNCOUNT 自己居住的城镇
  You usetownin order to refer to the town where you live.
  1. He admits he doesn't even know when his brother is in town...
     他承认自己甚至不知道弟弟什么时候来了本市。
  2. She left town.
     她离开了自己生活的城镇。
  3. …attractive and fun loving Americans, new to town.
     刚来镇上的富有魅力、寻求乐趣的美国人
• N-UNCOUNT 市中心;(城镇的)商业中心；闹市区
  You usetownin order to refer to the central area of a town where most of the shops and offices are.
  1. I walked around town...
     我在市中心逛了逛。
  2. I caught a bus into town.
     我赶上辆公交车去了市中心。
• N-SING (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.
  1. More people are going to want to escape from the town into the country…
     更多的人将会想要逃离城市到乡村去。
  2. It had the advantages of town and country combined.
     它兼具都市与乡村的优势。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 the city


• See also:ghost townhometownnew town
• PHRASE 满腔热情地干;拼命地干
  If you say that someonegoes to townon something, you mean that they deal with it with a lot of enthusiasm or intensity.
  1. We really went to town 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。
  2. The papers got hold of it and went to town on it…
     报纸抓住这件事大做文章。
  3. With £800 spending money for each couple, you can really go to town!
     每对人有 800 英镑的零花钱，你们真正可以大把花钱了！
• PHRASE 社交忙人;花花公子/时髦女郎
  If you describe someone as aman about townor awoman about town, you mean that they are sophisticated, like to go out and spend money, and have a busy social life.
  1. He was known as a tall, handsome man about town…
     他以高大英俊的花花公子形象为人所知。
  2. He is an old flame of Sarah's, from her days as a single girl about town.
     他是萨拉的旧情人，是她作为单身时髦女郎时的旧爱。
• PHRASE (夜晚)在闹市区玩乐
  If you go outon the townor 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.
  1. My idea of luxury used to be going out on the town 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。
  2. Last Saturday, I was out on the town with my mate…
     上个星期六我和老友晚上去闹市玩乐了。
  3. Tim was just arriving home from a long night on the town.
     蒂姆在外面玩了一宿，刚刚到家。

双语例句

• The department store is opening up a new branch in one of the smaller towns.
  商店正在较小的城镇中开办分店。
• Most of them came from poor towns and villages in southern and eastern Europe.
  他们中大部分人来自南欧和东欧贫穷的城镇和乡村。
• Some ancient towns have walls round them.
  有些古老的城市周围有城墙。
• The two towns are linked by a canal.
  两个城镇有运河相连。
• Including whole villages and towns.
  包括整座村庄和城市。
• Many towns often found it politic to change their allegiance.
  很多城镇经常发现改变拥戴对象才是上策。
• The wine towns encountered are, on the whole, quiet and modest.
  所到的酒镇总的来说都是宁静祥和的。
• The economy of the inland towns and cities of our country also develops rapidly in recent years.
  近几年，我国内地城镇经济发展也很快。
• The war wrecked many towns and cities.
  战争破坏了很多城市。
• The towns are on the way to becoming agglomerations of desperately poor people
  这些城市正逐渐变为极度贫穷之人的聚居地。