town
/taʊn; taun/
n
1 (a) [C] centre of population that is larger than a village but smaller than a city 镇; 集镇; 市镇
*drove through several large industrial towns 开车穿过几座大的工业市镇
* the historic town of Cambridge 历史名城剑桥.
(b) [CGp] its inhabitants 城镇居民
*The whole town turned out to welcome the team home. 镇上居民全体出动迎接该队归来.
2 [U] towns or cities, esp as contrasted with the country 镇, 城市（尤与乡村相对）
*Do you live in town or in the country? 你住在城里还是住在乡下?
* [attrib 作定语] town life 城市生活.
3 [U] (preceded by a prep and without the or a 用于介词之後, 不加冠词the或a)
(a) main business and commercial area of a neighbourhood （一地区的）商业区
*I'm going into town this morning do you want me to get you anything? 我今天上午要到商业区去--你想让我给你捎什么东西来吗?
(b) chief town or city of an area; (in England) London （一地区的主要的）镇或城市; （在英格兰指）伦敦
*Mr Green is not in town/is out of town. 格林先生不在城里.
* He went up to town this morning. 他今天早晨进城了.
* She's spending the weekend in town. 她正在伦敦度周末.
4 (idm 习语) go to `town (on sth) (infml 口) do sth with great vigour or enthusiasm, esp by spending a lot of money 以极大的精力或热情做某事（尤指花很多钱）
*When they give parties they really go to town. 他们每次搞聚会都不惜钱财.
* The critics really went to town on his latest film, ie discussed it at length, esp unfavourably. 影评界把他最新的电影数落个够. a man about town => man. (out) on the `townvisiting places of entertainment (eg night-clubs, theatres) in a town or city, esp at night 去城里的娱乐场所（如夜总会、剧院）（尤指夜间）
*For a birthday treat they took him out on the town. 他们为庆贺他的生日请他去城里娱乐场所玩. paint the town red => paint2.
n
1 (a) [C] centre of population that is larger than a village but smaller than a city 镇; 集镇; 市镇
*drove through several large industrial towns 开车穿过几座大的工业市镇
* the historic town of Cambridge 历史名城剑桥.
(b) [CGp] its inhabitants 城镇居民
*The whole town turned out to welcome the team home. 镇上居民全体出动迎接该队归来.
2 [U] towns or cities, esp as contrasted with the country 镇, 城市（尤与乡村相对）
*Do you live in town or in the country? 你住在城里还是住在乡下?
* [attrib 作定语] town life 城市生活.
3 [U] (preceded by a prep and without the or a 用于介词之後, 不加冠词the或a)
(a) main business and commercial area of a neighbourhood （一地区的）商业区
*I'm going into town this morning do you want me to get you anything? 我今天上午要到商业区去--你想让我给你捎什么东西来吗?
(b) chief town or city of an area; (in England) London （一地区的主要的）镇或城市; （在英格兰指）伦敦
*Mr Green is not in town/is out of town. 格林先生不在城里.
* He went up to town this morning. 他今天早晨进城了.
* She's spending the weekend in town. 她正在伦敦度周末.
4 (idm 习语) go to `town (on sth) (infml 口) do sth with great vigour or enthusiasm, esp by spending a lot of money 以极大的精力或热情做某事（尤指花很多钱）
*When they give parties they really go to town. 他们每次搞聚会都不惜钱财.
* The critics really went to town on his latest film, ie discussed it at length, esp unfavourably. 影评界把他最新的电影数落个够. a man about town => man. (out) on the `townvisiting places of entertainment (eg night-clubs, theatres) in a town or city, esp at night 去城里的娱乐场所（如夜总会、剧院）（尤指夜间）
*For a birthday treat they took him out on the town. 他们为庆贺他的生日请他去城里娱乐场所玩. paint the town red => paint2.
town
n
1【place】
2【main centre】
3【people】
4【where you live】
5【village】
6【not country】
7 go to town (on something)
8 (out) on the town
9 town and gown
[Language: Old English;Origin: tun 'yard, buildings inside a wall, village, town']
【PLACE】[C]
a large area with houses, shops, offices etc where people live and work, that is smaller than a city and larger than a village
an industrial town in the Midlands
town of
the town of Norwalk, Connecticut
I walked to the nearest town.
He was buried in his home town (=the town where he was born) .
【MAIN CENTRE】[U]
the business or shopping centre of a town
We're going into town tonight to see a film.
They have a small apartment in town.
【PEOPLE】 [singular]
all the people who live in a particular town
The whole town turned out to watch the procession.
【WHERE YOU LIVE】[U]
the town or city where you live
Cam left town about an hour ago, so he should be out at the farm by now.
I'll be out of town for about a week.
Guess who's in town ? Jodie's sister!
Do you know of a good place to eat? I'm from out of town (=from a different town) .
We're moving to another part of town.
【VILLAGE】[C]AmE
several houses forming a small group around a church, shops etc
British Equivalent: village
Rowayton is a small town of around 4000 people.
【NOT COUNTRY】
the town
life in towns and cities in general
Which do you prefer, the town or the country?
go to town (on sth)informal to do something in a very eager or thorough way
Angela really went to town on buying things for her new house.
(out) on the towninformal
going to restaurants, bars, theatres etc for entertainment in the evening
Frank is taking me out for a night on the town .
town and gown
used to describe the situation in which the people living in a town and the students in a town seem to be separate and opposing groups
→ghost town, home town
→paint the town (red)atpaint2 (5)
1【place】
2【main centre】
3【people】
4【where you live】
5【village】
6【not country】
7 go to town (on something)
8 (out) on the town
9 town and gown
[Language: Old English;Origin: tun 'yard, buildings inside a wall, village, town']
【PLACE】[C]
a large area with houses, shops, offices etc where people live and work, that is smaller than a city and larger than a village
an industrial town in the Midlands
town of
the town of Norwalk, Connecticut
I walked to the nearest town.
He was buried in his home town (=the town where he was born) .
【MAIN CENTRE】[U]
the business or shopping centre of a town
We're going into town tonight to see a film.
They have a small apartment in town.
【PEOPLE】 [singular]
all the people who live in a particular town
The whole town turned out to watch the procession.
【WHERE YOU LIVE】[U]
the town or city where you live
Cam left town about an hour ago, so he should be out at the farm by now.
I'll be out of town for about a week.
Guess who's in town ? Jodie's sister!
Do you know of a good place to eat? I'm from out of town (=from a different town) .
We're moving to another part of town.
【VILLAGE】[C]AmE
several houses forming a small group around a church, shops etc
British Equivalent: village
Rowayton is a small town of around 4000 people.
【NOT COUNTRY】
the town
life in towns and cities in general
Which do you prefer, the town or the country?
go to town (on sth)informal to do something in a very eager or thorough way
Angela really went to town on buying things for her new house.
(out) on the towninformal
going to restaurants, bars, theatres etc for entertainment in the evening
Frank is taking me out for a night on the town .
town and gown
used to describe the situation in which the people living in a town and the students in a town seem to be separate and opposing groups
→ghost town, home town
→paint the town (red)atpaint2 (5)
1. Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life.
即使他也仍存有幻觉，好像乡村生活就是比城市生活优越。
2. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!
每年的花园竞赛我也参加，但总因是镇上最劣的花园而获得一个小奖！
3. Eighteen days after the world´s first heart-transplant operation, Washkansky died of pneumonia at his hospital in Cape Town.
因为在这次世界首例心脏移植手术后的第十八天，沃什坎斯基在开普顿的一家医院里因肺炎而死去。
4. Elegantly dressed women of the town called to see the young men.
镇上穿着优雅的妇女前来看望这两个年轻人。
5. Everyone should agree on a meeting point outside of the area — perhaps in a town several miles away.
大家应该商定一个地震区外的会合点——可能是在几英里外的某个市镇。
6. But my father had described over and over again what we should see at every milestone, after leaving the nearest town,
而是父亲曾详细给我讲了，在过了离故乡最近的那个小镇后，在每一个路标处可见到些什么。
7. When the soldiers captured the town , they massacred all the inhabitants.
士兵攻占这座小城时，屠杀了所有居民。
8. What is the town´s program for building a new school?
这个城市建造学校的计划怎么样了？
9. We had spent several days in a small town and visited a number of old churches in the vicinity.
我们在一座小镇上逗留了几天，参观了附近的许多古老的教堂。
10. The town of Altorf was particularly troublesome.
阿尔托夫城就是一个特别麻烦的地方.
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即使他也仍存有幻觉，好像乡村生活就是比城市生活优越。
2. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!
每年的花园竞赛我也参加，但总因是镇上最劣的花园而获得一个小奖！
3. Eighteen days after the world´s first heart-transplant operation, Washkansky died of pneumonia at his hospital in Cape Town.
因为在这次世界首例心脏移植手术后的第十八天，沃什坎斯基在开普顿的一家医院里因肺炎而死去。
4. Elegantly dressed women of the town called to see the young men.
镇上穿着优雅的妇女前来看望这两个年轻人。
5. Everyone should agree on a meeting point outside of the area — perhaps in a town several miles away.
大家应该商定一个地震区外的会合点——可能是在几英里外的某个市镇。
6. But my father had described over and over again what we should see at every milestone, after leaving the nearest town,
而是父亲曾详细给我讲了，在过了离故乡最近的那个小镇后，在每一个路标处可见到些什么。
7. When the soldiers captured the town , they massacred all the inhabitants.
士兵攻占这座小城时，屠杀了所有居民。
8. What is the town´s program for building a new school?
这个城市建造学校的计划怎么样了？
9. We had spent several days in a small town and visited a number of old churches in the vicinity.
我们在一座小镇上逗留了几天，参观了附近的许多古老的教堂。
10. The town of Altorf was particularly troublesome.
阿尔托夫城就是一个特别麻烦的地方.
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