英语词汇“town”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

townnoun

uk/taʊn/us/taʊn/

A1 [ C or U ] a place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, etc., and usually larger than a village but smaller than a city:

a seaside/coastal town

a fishing/mining/industrial town

He was born in the small town of Castleford, in Yorkshire.

We stayed in the best hotel in town.

the main road into/out of town

See also

downtown

hometown

uptown

A2 [ S or U ] mainly UK the part of a town where most of the businesses are:

I'm going into/to town at lunchtime to do some shopping.

I met Charles while I was in town.

Compare

downtown

[ U ] UK the most important city or town in a country or area:

We went up to town to see a play.

Many people commute into town (= London) from Essex.

B1 [ U ] mainly US the place where you live or work:

I'm leaving town for a few days.

Barbara is out of town on business this week.

the town [ S ]

[ + sing/pl verb ] the people who live in the town:

The whole town is/are hoping that their team will win the final tomorrow.

UK a town or city, rather than the countryside:

I've always lived in the town.

More examples

There's not much in the way of entertainment in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs.
We spent our holidays in a small French town.
The town's main features are its beautiful mosque and ancient marketplace.
As agriculture became more capital intensive, many farm labourers moved to the towns and cities to look for work.
When you're in town could you pick up the books I ordered?

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)

aerotropolis
backwater
bedroom community
Cantabrigian
capital
conurbation
county borough
dormitory town
ghost town
Greater
hill station
hometown
megacity
metropolis
one-horse town
port
settlement
small-town
spa
urbanite

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Towns & regions: areas in towns & cities

People who live or settle somewhere

Idiom(s)

go to town

on the town

单词	town
释义	English American townnoun uk/taʊn/us/taʊn/ A1 [ C or U ] a place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, etc., and usually larger than a village but smaller than a city: a seaside/coastal town a fishing/mining/industrial town He was born in the small town of Castleford, in Yorkshire. We stayed in the best hotel in town. the main road into/out of town See also downtown hometown uptown A2 [ S or U ] mainly UK the part of a town where most of the businesses are: I'm going into/to town at lunchtime to do some shopping. I met Charles while I was in town. Compare downtown [ U ] UK the most important city or town in a country or area: We went up to town to see a play. Many people commute into town (= London) from Essex. B1 [ U ] mainly US the place where you live or work: I'm leaving town for a few days. Barbara is out of town on business this week. the town [ S ] [ + sing/pl verb ] the people who live in the town: The whole town is/are hoping that their team will win the final tomorrow. UK a town or city, rather than the countryside: I've always lived in the town. More examples There's not much in the way of entertainment in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs. We spent our holidays in a small French town. The town's main features are its beautiful mosque and ancient marketplace. As agriculture became more capital intensive, many farm labourers moved to the towns and cities to look for work. When you're in town could you pick up the books I ordered? Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general) aerotropolis backwater bedroom community Cantabrigian capital conurbation county borough dormitory town ghost town Greater hill station hometown megacity metropolis one-horse town port settlement small-town spa urbanite See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Towns & regions: areas in towns & cities People who live or settle somewhere Idiom(s) go to town on the town townnoun [ C/U ] us/tɑʊn/ a place where there are a lot of houses, stores, and other buildings which is smaller than a city: [ C ] He was born in the small town of Elnora, Indiana. [ U ] We stayed at the best hotel in town. Town can also mean the place where you live or work: [ U ] Barbara is out of town this week. Town is also the part of a town where the main stores are: [ U ] I’m going into/to town to do some shopping. Town can also refer to the people who live in the town: [ C ] The whole town is hoping our team will win. Idiom(s) on the town
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townnoun

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