town的中文意思

时间: 2024-11-09 04:17:32

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town
/ taun /

◙ noun
1. an urban area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, that is larger than a village and generally smaller than a city
• 镇，市镇，城镇
  the particular town under consideration, especially one's own town
• （尤指某人所在的）城镇
»Churchill was in town.
  丘吉尔在城里。
  the central part of a neighbourhood, with its business or shopping area
• 市区；市内商业中心
»Rachel left to drive back into town.
  雷切尔开车回城了。
  [Brit. dated] the chief city or town of a region
• [英，旧] （某地区的）主要城市（或镇）
»he has moved to town.
  他已经搬到城里去了。
2. [mass noun] a densely populated area, especially as contrasted with the country or suburbs
• （尤指与农村、郊区相对的）城区，市区
»the cultural differences between town and country.
  城乡文化差别。
  [mass noun] the permanent residents of a university town as distinct from the members of the university
• （有别于大学师生的）大学城常住居民。常与gown相对
»a rift between the city's town and gownwhich resulted in a petition to the college.
  导致向学院请愿的大学城居民与师生之间的不和。
  [N. Amer.] . another term for township (in sense 3)
• [北美] 同 township （义项3）

【IDIOMS】

◘ go to town
1. [informal] do something thoroughly, enthusiastically, or extravagantly
• [非正式] 彻底地（或热忱地，铺张地）做某事
»I thought I'd go to town on the redecoration.
我原想我会不遗余力地进行再装修。
◘ on the town
1. [informal] enjoying the entertainments, especially the nightlife, of a city or town
• [非正式] 作乐（尤指享受城镇的夜生活）
»a lot of guys out for a night on the town.
很多夜间外出寻欢作乐的人。

【派生】

♦ townish adjective
♦ townlet noun
◘ townward adjective & adverb
♦ townwards adverb

【语源】

1. Old English tūn 'enclosed piece of land, homestead, village', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tuin 'garden' and German Zaun 'fence'