TOWN1 a town2 the centre of a town or city3 the areas at the edge of a town or city4 the town where you are from5 the biggest or most important town in a country or area6 relating to or in a townRELATED WORDSoppositeCOUNTRYarea of a town 市内的地区AREA (2)1 a town 城镇town /taʊn/ [countable noun]a place where a lot of people live with houses, streets, shops etc 镇，市镇，城镇 More and more people were seeking work in the growing towns. 越来越多的人在日益发展的市镇里寻找工作。 The town is situated some 23 miles north of London. 该镇位于伦敦北面大约23英里处。 a small town in the Midwest 美国中西部的一座小镇a seaside/industrial/market town La Coruna is a pretty seaside town on the north-western tip of Spain. 拉科鲁尼亚是西班牙西北部顶端的一座美丽的海边城镇。part of town Steyne Street was a narrow street in a shabby but respectable part of town. 斯坦尼大街是一条狭窄的街道，位于镇上虽然破旧却还算体面的区域。the town of Warrington/Poitiers/Kimball etcwritten A large sign announced that we were entering the town of Knock. 一块大型的标牌说明我们正进入诺克镇。town and countrypeople who live in towns and people who live in the country 城乡居民 deep divisions in wealth between town and country 城乡居民之间财富的巨大差距city /ˈsɪti/ [countable noun]a big and important town that is often the centre of government for an area, has a lot of trade and industry, and is likely to contain important political, educational, or religious institutions 城市，都市 You should visit San Francisco. It's a beautiful city. 你应该去游览一下圣弗朗西斯科，那是座漂亮的城市。 The major industrial cities were getting increasingly overcrowded. 大型工业城市变得越来越拥挤了。a big/crowded/medieval etc city I was alone in a big city in a new country. 我独自一人在一个陌生国家的大城市里。 Leeds is a thriving, vibrant, and prosperous city. 利兹是一座欣欣向荣、充满活力、繁荣昌盛的城市。the city of Belfast/Jerusalem/Boston etcwritten The city of Barcelona is famous for its wonderful architecture. 巴塞罗那市以其优秀的建筑闻名。 the ancient city of Damascus 大马士革古城village /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ [countable noun]a very small town in the country 乡村，村庄 There are some nice little pubs in the villages round here. 这附近的村子里有些不错的小酒吧。 She left her village in the north of Thailand and went to live in Bangkok. 她离开了泰国北部自己原来的村庄到曼谷去生活。settlement /ˈsetlmənt/ [countable noun]a place where people come to live for the first time and where they build a village or town 村落，拓居地 She lived in a small settlement on the edge of the desert. 她住在沙漠边缘的一个小村落里。 Settlements started to appear all along the river. 沿这条河开始到处出现了小村落。 The tools were found in an early Iron Age settlement. 这些工具是在一个铁器时代的小村落里发现的。2 the centre of a town or city 城镇的中心centreBritish/centerAmerican /ˈsentəʳ/ [countable noun]the part of a town or city where most of the shops, banks, theatres etc are 镇中心；市中心 a charming little town with an unspoiled medieval centre 中心区中世纪风格未遭破坏的一座迷人的小镇centre of I work in the centre of London, so I can easily go shopping after work. 我在伦敦市中心上班，因此下班后可以方便地去购物。city centreBritish /city centerAmerican A bomb went off in the city center and 19 people were killed. 一枚炸弹在市中心爆炸，有19个人遇难。town centreBritish She's gone into the town centre to do some shopping. 她去市中心购物了。downtown /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn◂/ [adverb]Americanin or to the part of a city where most of the shops, banks, theatres etc are 【美】在〔到〕商业区，在〔到〕市中心区，在〔到〕闹市区 She lives in a really beautiful apartment downtown. 她住在位于闹市区的一套很漂亮的公寓里。go downtown I have to go downtown later. 稍后我得到市中心去。downtown /ˈdaʊntaʊn/ [singular noun] The downtown was deserted that night. 那天晚上闹市区内空无一人。in/into town /ɪn, ɪntə ˈtaʊn/ [adverb]British spokenin or into the centre of a town or city 【英口】在〔去〕镇中心；在〔去〕市中心 I suggest we meet somewhere in town and have lunch together. 我建议在镇中心某个地方碰头，一起吃午饭。 He bought us tickets to the best show in town. 他为我们买了门票去看市中心最精彩的表演。 I'm going into town. Do you want anything? 我要去市中心，你想买点什么吗？ Can you give me a lift into town? 你能让我搭便车去市中心吗？inner city /ˌɪnəʳ ˈsɪti/ [countable noun]the areas that are close to the centre of a big city, especially where many poorer people live and there are often social problems - use this especially in political and economic contexts 〔市中心周围的〕旧城区，贫民区〔尤用于政治和经济的语境〕 policies aimed at revitalizing America's inner cities 旨在使美国旧城区更繁荣的政策the inner city Suburban styles of life are very different from those in the inner city. 市郊的生活方式和旧城区的生活方式大不相同。inner-city [adjective only before noun] Crime is a big problem in inner-city areas. 犯罪活动是贫民区一个严重的问题。 children from inner-city schools 来自贫民区学校的儿童3 the areas at the edge of a town or city 城镇边缘的地区suburb /ˈsʌbɜːʳb/ [countable noun]an area around the edges of a city, where many people live because it is quieter and there is more space than in the centre 郊区，近郊，城郊住宅区suburb of I was born and brought up in a suburb of New York City. 我在纽约市的一处郊区出生和长大。the suburbs More and more people are moving to the suburbs every year. 每年都有越来越多的人搬到近郊居住。 All the social workers come in from their comfortable homes in the suburbs. 所有的社会福利工作者都来自市郊的小康家庭。a wealthy/middle-class/respectable etc suburb They have just bought a house in Pacific Palisades, a wealthy suburb of Los Angeles. 他们刚在洛杉矶富裕的郊区帕西菲克·帕利塞兹买了幢房子。suburban /səˈbɜːʳbən/ [adjective] a typical suburban house 一幢标准的城郊住宅outskirts /ˈaʊtskɜːʳts/ [plural noun]the area around the edge of a city or just outside it 市郊，郊区 The Cité De Science is a futuristic complex in the Parisian outskirts. 科学城是巴黎市郊一幢未来主义风格的综合性建筑。on the outskirts His body was discovered on the city's outskirts three days later. 他的尸体三天后在市郊被发现。the outskirts of Tokyo/London etc By 9 o'clock we reached the outskirts of Berlin. 到9点钟我们到达了柏林的市郊。the outskirts of town There are plans to build a new shopping mall on the outskirts of town. 有计划要在市郊建造一座新的购物中心。out-of-town /ˌaʊt əv ˈtaʊn◂/ [adjective only before noun]Britishout-of-town shops, cinemas etc are built outside a town, so that people from the town have to drive to them 【英】〔商店、电影院等建在〕城外的，镇外的 an out-of-town shopping centre 城外的购物中心 Town centre shops face a threat from large out-of-town developments which offer hundreds of shops under one roof. 市中心的商店面临来自市郊的大型新开发区的威胁，那里一幢建筑物内就可容纳好几百家商店。urban sprawl /ˌɜːʳbən ˈsprɔːl/ [uncountable noun]a large area of buildings, factories etc around the edges of a city that used to be countryside - use this to describe places that are ugly, noisy, or unpleasant 城区向乡村的扩展〔用于形容丑陋、吵闹或令人不悦的地区〕 At that time, little was done to control the urban sprawl. 那时没有采取什么措施来控制城市向乡村的扩展。 The natural habitats of Britain's wildlife have been ravaged by urban sprawl and pollution. 英国的野生生物的自然栖息地已经被都市扩展和污染破坏了。4 the town where you are from 你出生的城镇home town /ˌhəʊm ˈtaʊn/ [countable noun]the town where you were born, where you lived as a child, or where you live now 家乡，故乡 Sarajevo is my home town and I did not want to leave. 萨拉热窝是我的故乡，我不想离开。home town of Johnson lived in Seattle for ten years before returning to his home town of Cody, Wyoming. 约翰逊在西雅图住了十年后回到了故乡怀俄明州的科迪。home /həʊm/ [countable noun]the place where you were born or the place where you usually live, especially if this is where you feel happy and want to live 家乡，故乡 Her home, she said, was in Hong Kong, but she hadn't been there since she was a child. 她说她的故乡是在香港，但她从小时候起就不在那里了。feel like home I've lived in Madrid for many years, and it feels like home to me now. 我在马德里住了很多年，现在它给我的感觉就像家乡一样了。5 the biggest or most important town in a country or area 一国或一地区中最大或最重要的城镇capital /ˈkæpɪtl, ˈkæpətl/ [countable noun]the town or city where the government of a country or area is 首都；首府 Rome is one of the world's most beautiful capitals. 罗马是世界上最美丽的首都之一。capital of What's the capital of Canada? 加拿大的首都叫什么？capital city The tour includes a trip to Budapest, Hungary's capital city. 这次旅游包括匈牙利首都布达佩斯之行。state/regional/provincial etc capital Sacramento is the state capital of California. 萨克拉门托是加利福尼亚州的首府。metropolis /mɪˈtrɒpələs, məˈtrɒpələsǁmˈtrɑː-/ [countable noun usually singular]the largest, most important city in a country or area - use this especially to emphasize that a city is busy and full of people and activity 〔一国或一地区的〕首要城市，大都会，首府〔尤用于强调某城市非常繁忙〕 After 1850 Paris grew quickly into a busy metropolis. 1850年以后，巴黎迅速发展成为一个繁忙的大都会。 They drove quickly, leaving the immense metropolis behind them. 他们把车开得飞快，把那个大城市抛在了后面。metropolis of Our aim is to make Sydney the musical metropolis of the world. 我们的目标是使悉尼成为世界的音乐大都会。6 relating to or in a town 与市镇有关的或在市镇内的town /taʊn/ [adjective only before noun] The town council has proposed a new road building project. 市议会已经提出了修建新公路的方案。 With better town planning, traffic problems could be avoided. 随着城镇规划更完善，交通问题可得以避免。town squarea square in the centre of a town 镇〔市〕广场 A market is held daily in the town square. 在镇广场上每天都有集市。city /ˈsɪti/ [adjective only before noun]relating to or in a city 城市的；城市里的 The city library cost over $15 million to build. 市图书馆的建造费用超过了1，500万美元。 Residents blame city officials for poor housing conditions. 居民把恶劣的居住环境归启于市政官员。 the city authorities 市政当局city streets Beneath the city streets is a network of sewers. 城市的街道下面是一个污水管网络。city life City life is becoming increasingly dangerous. 城市生活变得越来越危险了。village /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ [adjective only before noun]Britishrelating to a village 【英】乡村的 There is a village festival every year at the beginning of May. 每年5月初都有一个乡村节日。 Has village life changed significantly in the last few years? 过去几年中乡村生活有很大的改变吗？village shop/school/hall etc We have a church, one pub and a village shop. 我们有一座教堂、一个酒吧和一个乡村小店。urban /ˈɜːʳbən/ [adjective only before noun]relating to towns and cities, the people who live in them, or the things that happen in them 城市的；城镇的；都市的 The problem of air pollution is especially serious in urban areas. 空气污染问题在市区格外严重。 China's growing urban population 中国越来越多的城市人口 post-war urban planning 战后的城市规划 urban growth 都市的扩大civic /ˈsɪvɪk/ [adjective only before noun]relating to the government of a city or town 市政府的；公民的，市民的 Civic leaders cannot agree on what is best for the city. 对于怎样做才对这个城市最有利的问题，市政领导人不能取得一致意见。 An important civic function is taking place in the city hall this evening. 今晚将在市政厅里举行一个重要的市政活动。 Harlow Council has always been generous with civic funding for music and the arts. 哈洛区政务委员会对资助市里的音乐和美术事业总是很慷慨。 It is the civil duty of every citizen to vote. 参加投票是每个市民的公民义务。municipal /mjuːˈnɪsɪpəl, mjuːˈnɪsəpəlǁmjʊ-/ [adjective only before noun]relating to the government of a town or city or to the public services it provides 市的；市政府的 Municipal elections will be held on April 12th. 市级选举将在4月12日举行。 Not far from the town centre is the municipal park. 离市中心不远处有一座市立公园。 The museum and other municipal buildings are threatened. 博物馆以及其他的市政大厦受到了威胁。downtown /ˈdaʊntaʊn/ [adjective only before noun]Americanin or belonging to the main business area in the centre of a town or city 【美】商业区的，市中心的，闹市区的 Taylor worked in a dingy little office in downtown Chicago. 泰勒在芝加哥市中心一间昏暗的小办公室里上班。 Many downtown department stores are moving out into the wealthier suburbs. 闹市区的许多百货公司都要搬到更富裕的郊区去。 a downtown hotel 一家位于闹市区的旅馆metropolitan /ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən◂, ˌmetrəˈpɒlətən◂ǁ-ˈpɑː-/ [adjective only before noun]relating to a large city 大都会的；大城市的 Some workers can only afford homes outside metropolitan areas. 有些工人只住得起大城市以外地区的房子。 the metropolitan authorities 城市当局