| 单词 | town |
| 释义 | town —townless, adj. /town/, n. 1. a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government. 2. a densely populated area of considerable size, as a city or borough. 3. (esp. in New England) a municipal corporation with less elaborate organization and powers than a city. 4. (in most U.S. states except those of New England) a township. 5. any urban area, as contrasted with its surrounding countryside. 6. the inhabitants of a town; townspeople; citizenry. 7. the particular town or city in mind or referred to: living on the outskirts of town; to be out of town. 8. a nearby or neighboring city; the chief town or city in a district: I am staying at a friend's apartment in town. 9. the main business or shopping area in a town or city; downtown. 10. Brit. a. a village or hamlet in which a periodic market or fair is held. b. any village or hamlet. 11. Scot. a farmstead. 12. go to town, Informal. a. to be successful. b. to do well, efficiently, or speedily: The engineers really went to town on those plans. c. to lose restraint or inhibition; overindulge. 13. on the town, a. Informal. in quest of entertainment in a city's nightclubs, bars, etc.; out to have a good time: a bunch of college kids out on the town. b. supported by the public charity of the state or community; on relief. 14. paint the town. See paint (def. 16). adj. 15. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or belonging to a town: town laws; town government; town constable. [bef. 900; ME toun, tun, OE tun walled or fenced place, courtyard, farmstead, village; c. ON tun homefield, G Zaun fence, OIr dún fort] Syn. 1. See community. |
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