新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

town

英  [taʊn]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • towns

    1[C 可数名词] 城镇

    A town is a place with streets and buildings, where people live and work. Towns are larger than neighbourhoods and smaller than cities. In informal English, cities are sometimes called towns.

    双语例句

    例:

    the northern California town of Albany.

    加利福尼亚北部的奥尔巴尼镇。

    2[C 可数名词] (某一城镇的)居民

    You can use the town to refer to the people of a town.

    双语例句

    例:

    The town takes immense pride in recent achievements.

    镇上的居民都为近来取得的成就感到无比自豪。

    3[U 不可数名词] 市中心

    You use town in order to refer to the central area of a town where most of the shops and offices are.

    双语例句

    例:

    I walked into town.

    我走进了市中心。