town英音:[taun]美音:[taun]
名词 n. 镇;市镇[c]
【例】he was born in a small town fifty miles away from chicago.
他出生在距芝加哥五十英里的一个小镇上。 (与农村相对而言)城市;都市生活[the s]
市区;市内商业区,中心区[u]
【例】my husband is out of town just now.
我先生出门到外地去了。
we're going to town this saturday.
我们打算星期六到城里去。
【英】伦敦[u]
(全体)镇民,市民[the s][g]
【例】the whole town is/are against the plan.
全体镇民都反对这项计划。
【词组短语】
n town 在城里;在镇上
small town 小城镇,集镇
town planning n. 城镇规划;都市规划(等于city planning)
new town n. (英)新市镇;卫星城
home town 家乡,故乡