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TOWN中文(简体)翻译：剑桥词典
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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
城镇，市镇
a seaside/coastal town
海滨城镇
a fishing/mining/industrial town
渔业／矿业／工业城镇
He was born in the small town of Castleford, in Yorkshire.
他出生于约克郡的卡斯尔福德小镇。
We stayed in the best hotel in town.
我们住在镇上最好的旅馆里。
the main road into/out of town
进／出城的主要公路
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downtown adjective adverb US
hometown
uptown US
A2 [ S or U ] mainly UK the part of a town where most of the businesses are
（市内）商业区
I'm going into/to town at lunchtime to do some shopping.
午饭时我要到商业区去买些东西。
I met Charles while I was in town.
我在城里的商业区遇见了查尔斯。
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downtown
[ U ] UK the most important city or town in a country or area
（某国或某地区的）中心城市，都会
We went up to town to see a play.
我们进城去看戏。
Many people commute into town (= London) from Essex.
许多人从埃塞克斯到伦敦城里去上班。
B1 [ U ] mainly US the place where you live or work
居住（或工作）之地
I'm leaving town for a few days.
我要离开这里几天。
Barbara is out of town on business this week.
芭芭拉本周出差了。
the town [ S ]
[ + sing/pl verb ] the people who live in the town
全体镇民（或市民）
The whole town is/are hoping that their team will win the final tomorrow.
全镇的人都希望本镇的足球队在明天的决赛中获胜。
UK a town or city, rather than the countryside
城镇，城市（与乡村相对）
I've always lived in the town.
我一直住在城里。
更多范例减少例句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?
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go to town
on the town
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The role of small towns is particularly interesting because this factor has nearly a null effect.
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In this sense it is legitimate to argue that it minimizes the number of leisure towns, and it certainly does not indicate leisure facilities.
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Such railway towns were the exception rather than the rule in terms of place of residence for railway workers.
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In the wake of this, the farm lands and the towns were reclaimed by the encroaching forest.
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References to all the most hard hit towns and villages are also made.
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The pollution badly affected the drinking water supply of 12 towns and villages along the river.
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The larger centres had extensive suburbs, while those in the market towns might consist of a handful of houses.
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Unlike urban formations before the eighteenth century, these new towns absorbed nomadic and religious elements into their residential and secular spaces.
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information about some of the towns near here.出自-2013年12月听力原文They are really pretty little towns with lots of old housesand beautiful tree-lined streets出自-2013年12月听力原文I'd recommend visiting Westfield or Great Town.出自-2013年12月听力原文Westfield is just seven miles west ofhere and Great Town is about five miles south出自-2013年12月听力原文Seven miles west to Westfield and five relies south to Great Town.出自-2013年12月听力原文What do we learn about Westfield and Great Town出自-2013年12月听力原文Sun School in the town of Ashbert in England is a day school for children age 10 to出自-2012年12月听力原文He is out of town all morning出自-2012年12月听力原文His research in the neighboring town has taken longer than he expected.出自-2012年6月听力原文So there used to be transport problems, now though there are new train links and better roads, but it may be that some smaller towns inland remain not very well connected, is that OK?出自-2012年6月听力原文Angeleno who came to the US six years ago, and is now an established businessman with three restaurants in town.出自-2011年6月听力原文And word got around town about the food出自-2011年6月听力原文hi David, there is a new gym opening in town today.2018年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section BI went to a secondary school in South Town.2015年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section BI won't be in the area tomorrow, as I have some other deliveries to make on the other side of the town.2019年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section BIn Lagos, foreign oil workers can pay as much as $65,000 per year in rent for a modest apartment in a safe part of town.2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section COn the other hand, imagine the cost savings for local police enforcement and town budgets without all those speeding and parking tickets.2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section CThe bear named Pedals was spotted in the town of Oak ridge.2017年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section AThe Tunisian government said Monday that 45 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a town near the border with Libya.2016年12月四级真题（第二套）听力Students in university towns may also have access to another lever for involvement in accelerated math: math circles.出自-2017年6月阅读原文Biologist Jill Farrant of the University of Cape Town in South Africa says that nature has plenty of answers for people who want to grow crops in places with unpredictable rainfall.2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BIt is a grim reality that you can have one person who only makes around 13,000 dollars a year, while across town another is making millions.2018年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section CShe was going to talk with slides about a town in the 18th century.2017年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section AYou go to a little town in Japan, where nobody speaks English, yet they know you on site and know all your music.2015年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section AAfter ten years of living in one, I can't imagine ever living in a small town again.2014年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia.2015年高考英语全国卷1 语法填空 原文Berlin has been the easiest while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen.2019年高考英语浙江卷 完形填空 原文Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight.2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 原文He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby for other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what was left.2015年高考英语广东卷 语法填空 原文Hilversum became the media capital of the Netherlands, and Dutch television stars moved into the leafy neighborhoods surrounding the town.2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文His masterpiece, Hilversum town hall, was built in 1928-1931.2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文However, just before the annual giant vegetable competitions, an enormous rabbit begins terrorising the town.2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文However, these things are not common in small towns.2014年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文However, you seldom find such a variety of people in a smaller town.2014年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文I grew up in a small town until I was 18 and then moved to a big city, so I have experienced the good and bad sides of both.2014年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文I think almost all the people in the town were there.2019年高考英语全国卷3 完形填空 原文If a neighbor is going to be out of town, offer to collect mail and newspapers.2018年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文In 2005, when the Bishop Arts Theatre was donated to our town, the location was considered a poor area of town.2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 填空题 原文In a small town, you have to own a car to make life comfortable.2014年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文In the town of Tiverton, a new ice-cream store, the Muddy Moos, is opened.2016年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文It was a popular activity for couples to leisurely walk through town to view the temporary works of chilly art.2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文It was about the history of the town.2017年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 选项Life in the town of Tiverton is made up of both good news and bad news.2016年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文Yes, but a few blocks down town would be much more expensive.2018年高考英语全国卷I 听力 原文Most radio stations settled in the large villas in the leafy areas of the town.2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文Newly-built wooden cottages line the street, turning the old town into a dreamland.2016年高考英语北京卷 单项选择 原文Nome's town officials came up with an plan.2016年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文Of course, safety should be considered, and that's one area where small towns are better than big cities.2014年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文On the last Wednesday of every August, the Spanish town of Bunol hosts Ea Tomatina—the world's largest food fight.2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文On the third Monday of April, the holiday sechselauten is kicked off when a cotton snowman called the boogg is stuffed with explosive and paraded through town by bakers and other tradesmen who throw bread to the crowds.2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文Sorry, doctor white is out of town and I'm not in the position to give out that kind of information.2015年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文Surely small towns and big cities both have some problems in terms of transport.2014年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文The ad had a phone number for a town in southern Michigan.2019年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文The children of nome would be helpless if it struck the town.2016年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文The movie is set in a small town where the only movie theater is preparing to close down.2017年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 原文The town elders wanted to learn about the world.2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.2016年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文The two didn't know each other well—Taylor had just moved to town a month or so before.2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文Then you can take the shuttle bus into town.2015年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文There is really no space for any more new buildings in the town.2016年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文They built themselves large villas in the wooded surroundings of the town.2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market which people from the towns met regularly.2015年高考英语广东卷 语法填空 原文When I was a little girl, my family moved to a tiny town at the bottom of a big mountain.2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读表达 原文With great interest, he read everything he could lay his hands on, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown.2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文The sensible place to build new houses，factories and offices is where people are，in cities and towns where infrastructure is in place.出自-2016年考研阅读原文Rural towns and villages have grown and will always grow.出自-2016年考研阅读原文Half a century of town and country planning has enabled it to retain an enviable rural coherence, while still permitting low-density urban living.出自-2016年考研阅读原文For the first time in history more people live in towns than in the country.出自-2016年考研阅读原文A "town of culture" could be not just about the arts but about honoring a town's peculiarities-helping sustain its high street, supporting local facilities and above all celebrating its people and turn it into action.2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section ⅡA cynic might speculate that the UK is on the verge of disappearing into an endless fever of self-celebration in its desperation to reinvent itself for the post-Brexit world: after town of culture, who knows that will follow-village of culture?2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section ⅡA group of labour MPs, among them Yvette Cooper, are bringing in the new year with a call to institute a UK "town of culture" award.2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section ⅡA town of culture award could, it is argued, become an annual event, attracting funding and creating jobs.2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section ⅡBritain town, it is true are not prevented from applying, but they generally lack the resources to put together a bit to beat their bigger competitions.2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section ⅡBut mayors and councilors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town.2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ收起真题例句英英释义Noun1. an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city;"they drive through town on their way to work"2. an administrative division of a county;"the town is responsible for snow removal"3. the people living in a municipality smaller than a city;"the whole town cheered the team"收起英英释义词组搭配go to town(informal)do something thoroughly, enthusiastically, or extravagantly(非正式)彻底地（或热忱地，铺张地）做某事I thought I'd &B{go to town on} the redecoration.我原想我会不遗余力地进行再装修。on the town(informal)enjoying the entertainments, especially the nightlife, of a city or town(非正式)作乐（尤指享受城镇的夜生活）a lot of guys out for &B{a night on the town}.很多夜间外出寻欢作乐的人。on the town【非正式用语】In spirited pursuit of the entertainment offered by a town or city.积极地寻求镇或城市的娱乐活动收起词组搭配同义词辨析city, town这两个名词均含"城市"之意。city： 一般指大城市或重要城市。town： 一般指规模小的城镇，也指城市中的市区，有时也泛指城市。同义词n.镇;城市;都市citymunicipalitymetropolis其他释义municipalityvillagemetropoliscommunitycity反义词n.城市;市区country其他释义country行业词典地理学镇 法律城镇 集镇 乡镇 释义词态变化实用场景例句真题例句英英释义词组搭配同义词辨析同义词反义词行美国的「town」是什么概念？ - 知乎
美国的「town」是什么概念？ - 知乎首页知乎知学堂发现等你来答切换模式登录/注册美国地理行政区划美国的「town」是什么概念？美国的「town」是个什么样的存在？看美国影视剧时发现一个 town 人很少，很偏僻的感觉，但人们生活得却很惬意。如果拿 town 跟中国行政区划比较…显示全部 关注者1,262被浏览307,006关注问题写回答邀请回答好问题 32 条评论分享26 个回答默认排序David Rand城市规划话题下的优秀答主 关注＊多图预告＊谢邀我喜欢这种地理问题。题主所问的town在美国是一个含，没有固定的定义。美国的行政区划制度和中国有些相似，有些差别。先来介绍美国的行政区划制度：大家都知道美国分50个States (州)。这就是一级行政区，和中国的省（自治区，直辖区，特区）相同。接下来，美国的二级行政区叫County(县或者郡)。美国的县级区划和中国的县级区划比较相似。因为美国和中国面积很相同，县级区划数量也很相同（美国总共3144个县（数据来自陈远威），中国总共分2856个县（区）（数据来自百度）。下面这个图显示2008年普选按县级行政区的结果在美国县是二级行政区，可是在中国县是三级行政区。中国还有一个美国没有的二级行政区就叫市或者地级市（中国西部少数民族多的地方也有有州，自治州，嗯和盟）。在中国，市比县大，可在美国县比市大。我觉得这个事实导致了不少外国人对中国城市人口数据的迷惑。下面图是中国的二级行政区。中国除了西部的一些人口稀疏甚至荒凉地区，大部分人口住在地级市。地级市以核心城市为中心，另外地级市范围包括县以及县级市，县面积大部分为农村或林地，山区等用地。我看过外国媒体把重庆称之为“世界人口最大的却你没听说过的城市”（"The world's biggest city you've never heard of"），表示重庆市人口3280万。可是国外对“城市”的界定与中国的“地级市”式“市”太不一样了，不能借中国官方统计来当“市”人口。3280万这个数据包括很农村人口。实际上重庆市区人口才是750万（幸好中国也有这个数据，被称之为“非农村人口”）。中国每个地级市都有这个问题，拿我最熟悉的城市昆明为例：昆明市总人口650万, 但其中非农人口才390万。在美国，三级行政区一般是“市”。其实，不同的州有不同的说法和划分方式。我在此仅介绍我最熟悉的案例加州。加州由58个县组成的，县人口，经济，交通，面积都不平衡。加州Alpine县只有一1000人，但Los Angeles县人口1400万。San Francisco县面积才47平方公里，San Bernardino县5万多平方公里。在加州，三级行政区叫incorporated municipality (简称municipality, 不太清楚如何翻译，百度建议［建制区］这个词)。加州有482个municipalities,分两种：City（城市）和Town（镇）。加州的City和Town法律上没区别。"Town"一般比较小，不过也有一样小的municipality叫City，City和town最终只是名称而已。还有一件事，县里有市，有镇，另外还有县直辖区（unincorporated areas），不属于任何市。市和镇有自己的政府和警察部门，县直辖区是由县政府，县sheriff(县警察)管理的。下面是加州municipaliy地图的一个截图（原图太大，不好贴）。这里的红区是City，蓝区是Town。绿区是另外一种地方，叫Unincorporated Census Designated Places (非建制区普查制定区)，它们属于县直辖区（没有自己的政府）但是为了国家普查的统计方便，被划为制定的区域。其他白区也是属于县直辖区。 这可以算是美式countryside（农村）或者forests and mountains (森林，山区，等人口少的地方)上面截图显示Sonoma县和Napa县，算是加州人口不大也不小的地区。下面截图显示的是洛杉矶都市区的一部分（在美国都市可以跨越县边境，比如洛杉矶都市区除了Los Angeles县，还包括Orange县, Riverside县，San Bernardino县，和Ventura县的部分。这是加州人口最大最密集的地方。Los Angeles既是县，又是市，但不要弄混了，洛杉矶县和洛杉矶市是两回事。县有县政府，市有市政府。县比市大。洛杉矶县总有88个市。下面浅黄区是洛杉矶市，其他颜色是不同的市。为什么美国的都市会出现那么多小城市？这和历史，和种族有关系。美国的大城市大部分都在18世纪19世纪建立了，一直到1940年代，美国大部分的市民生活在这些大市的边界内。1950年因为经济崛起，国家高速公路迅速发展，汽车普遍化，汽油廉价等原因，美国投入了郊区化（suburbanization）的时代。许多原住在城区的居民为了享受更大的一片属于自己的土地，
实现了当年所谓的“美国梦”（"The American Dream"），搬到新建的郊区。美国萌：郊区里的小白屋“郊区”（suburbs) 这个词没有精确的定义，不属于官方行政区制度。郊区和市区的界定有点模糊，但可以用人口密度光谱代表的（郊区密度较低，城区密度较高）。城区为了承载高人口建居住高楼楼大厦（公寓），还有condo式户房屋。在郊区最普遍的则是。独户平房或“别墅”（但不一定豪华）。1950年代很多大城市发生white flight syndrome（白人逃跑到郊区）。纽约，芝加哥，洛杉矶，旧金山，达拉斯，圣路易斯，费城，美国几乎各个大城市在这个“经济崛起”的年代发生了这个现象。因为汽车的普遍化，很多原来的农村（离市中心约25, 50, 甚至 100公里）被开发成郊区。白人在郊区享受房地产公司的特权待遇以及政府的特殊补贴。同时黑人享受不到这些待遇是美国近代历史明显的种族歧视证据之一。白人在郊区建立了新的城市政府。下面示意图显示1960年至1970年白人口增加（白色）主要在郊区，白人口下降（红色）在城区。高薪白领职业的白人占郊区的大部分人口。在美国，收税的分配按照市政府。某个城市人均收入高代表这个城市的功力学校能得到更大收税分配，结果富人区的学校比穷人多收税低的市区。这是导致美国不同群体之间教育水平和改善生活条件机会如此差距那么大。这是一个邪恶循环的重要组成部分。穷人收入低，政府收税低，学校分配低，学校条件差，穷人教育水平低，找不到工作，收入低，邪恶的循环。。。下面图是伦敦白种人的人口比例（蓝色越深白人口比例越高），伦敦明显也在发生white flight的现象。再说，在美式英文除了上面描述的镇行政区以外，Town还经常可以指任何小地方或者小村，比如Beantown是波士顿的小名。有时候，town成为ton，比如Beaverton。这个定义是不精确的，和行政区划无关。这种说法在美国常见的。够复杂吗？编辑于 2015-05-25 17:31赞同 2068238 条评论分享收藏喜欢收起匿名用户背景：我国属于单一制国家，省地县乡村是有上下级关系的。美帝属于联邦制国家，州是组成联邦的主权成员。总统指挥不了州长。县与市的区别：县（County）是州划分的地理区域建制。理论上，州愿意怎么划县都可以。县是承担州司法权限的基本区域，地方检察官、地方法官负责一个或者多个县。市（City）、镇（Town）、村（Village）都属于自治体，是居民选举产生的地方自治政权。管辖区域与参与自治投票居民拥有的土地有关。各州对于自治体的称呼不同，有的光有市，有的分市镇村。它们与县没有上下级关系，是州这个主体成员下的地方自治体。在法律方面，自治体通常可以制定轻罪条列。类似罚几千，关几个月之类的刑罚。但重罪以上属于州司法权限。PS:联邦与地方自治两原则，属于国人很少接触不太理解的概念。编辑于 2014-12-07 11:02赞同 10723 条评论分享收藏喜欢
town（英语单词）_百度百科
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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
城鎮，市鎮
a seaside/coastal town
海濱城鎮
a fishing/mining/industrial town
漁業／礦業／工業城鎮
He was born in the small town of Castleford, in Yorkshire.
他出生於約克郡的卡斯爾福德小鎮。
We stayed in the best hotel in town.
我們住在鎮上最好的飯店。
the main road into/out of town
進／出城的主要公路
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downtown adjective adverb US
hometown
uptown US
A2 [ S or U ] mainly UK the part of a town where most of the businesses are
（市內）商業區
I'm going into/to town at lunchtime to do some shopping.
午飯時我要到市區去買些東西。
I met Charles while I was in town.
我在城裡的商業區遇見了查理斯。
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[ U ] UK the most important city or town in a country or area
（某國或某地區的）中心城市，都會
We went up to town to see a play.
我們進城去看戲。
Many people commute into town (= London) from Essex.
許多人從埃塞克斯到倫敦城裡去上班。
B1 [ U ] mainly US the place where you live or work
居住（或工作）之地
I'm leaving town for a few days.
我要離開這裡幾天。
Barbara is out of town on business this week.
芭芭拉本週出差了。
the town [ S ]
[ + sing/pl verb ] the people who live in the town
全體鎮民（或市民）
The whole town is/are hoping that their team will win the final tomorrow.
全鎮的人都希望本鎮的足球隊在明天的決賽中獲勝。
UK a town or city, rather than the countryside
城鎮，城市（與鄉村相對）
I've always lived in the town.
我一直住在城裡。
更多範例减少例句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?
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go to town
on the town
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The geographical isolation limits educational opportunities, knowledge of opportunities elsewhere, and kinship ties in cities and towns which would help emigration.
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We do need a term for this category of towns in this long period.
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Such violent police intervention intensified strikes, with the result that work-place conflicts then extended into the slums and streets of mill towns.
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In this zone, craft production occurred in both cities / towns and rural communities.
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Industry now dictated the form of the most widely circulated representations of provincial manufacturing towns.
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Finally, parents often continued to send their children to schools and colleges in nearby towns even though these were now just across the border.
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As the number of residents increased to exceed 6 million in 2004, the number of industrial towns should follow.
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At the other end of the scale, however, the league of towns might perhaps be considered as a particular form of grand fraternity.
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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 adjective adverb US
hometown
uptown US
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 examplesFewer examplesThere'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?
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go to town
on the town
(Definition of town from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
town | American Dictionary
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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
on the town
(Definition of town from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of town
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We do need a term for this category of towns in this long period.
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The results of such progressive diversification can be seen even in smaller towns.
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The most recent census reports should enable us to establish the differential migration rates to towns and cities.
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In this zone, craft production occurred in both cities / towns and rural communities.
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Finally, parents often continued to send their children to schools and colleges in nearby towns even though these were now just across the border.
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As the individual towns, their tribute requirements, or the imperial status of the provinces changed over time, the document could be modified accordingly.
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The geographical isolation limits educational opportunities, knowledge of opportunities elsewhere, and kinship ties in cities and towns which would help emigration.
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In the wake of this, the farm lands and the towns were reclaimed by the encroaching forest.
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Accepting the town's claim to dominion helped communities safeguard their lands and a degree of autonomy.
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Competition is strong among seed companies, which in turn assures a reasonable cost of seed and a ready seed supply in all market towns.
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At the other end of the scale, however, the league of towns might perhaps be considered as a particular form of grand fraternity.
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Industry now dictated the form of the most widely circulated representations of provincial manufacturing towns.
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A claim of dominion was used, in turn, to legitimise the town's right to call on the indigenous population for labour service.
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Prior to the study, the team responsible for sample collection in the 25 towns in the region received instruction regarding the characteristics of the investigation.
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The annual death toll went in both towns from less than 5,000 burials per annum around 1600 to around 20,000 in the 1670s.
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Collocations with town
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coal townOne is a steel town, another a coal town, and one is a town made up of a number of very small industries.
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coastal townBy the fourth decade of the 19th century, it was once again an insignificant coastal town.
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colonial townYet the city that witnessed independence still retained many of the features that had shaped the character of the colonial town.
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城鎮，市鎮, （市內）商業區, （某國或某地區的）中心城市，都會…
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是什么意思
n.城镇，市镇；小村庄；城镇居民；商业中心
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双语释义
n.(名词)[C]镇,集〔市〕镇 a large area with houses and other buildings where people live and work, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village[S]城镇居民 all the people who live in such a place[U](市镇的)商业中心或闹市区 the business or shopping centre of a town
英英释义
town[ taun ]n.an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city"they drive through town on their way to work"an administrative division of a county"the town is responsible for snow removal"同义词：townshipthe people living in a municipality smaller than a city"the whole town cheered the team"同义词：townspeopletownsfolk
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用作名词 (n.)动词+～blow town突然离开城市build a town修建一个城镇come to town到市区,到场,露面destroy a town摧毁一个城镇develop a town发展一个城镇dislike a town不喜欢一个城镇go down town到市中心区去go to town进城,以极大的精力或热情做…go up to town上城里去,〈英〉上伦敦去lay out a town设计一座城镇leave the town离城like a town喜欢一个城镇live in a town住在一个城镇里occupy a town占领一座城镇paint the town red狂欢,痛饮,胡闹rebuild a town重建一个城镇ruin a town毁灭一个城镇seize a town夺取一座城镇spring up town建立城镇upset the town使市民心烦意乱visit a town参观一个城镇形容词+～beautiful town美丽的城镇big town大城镇busy town热闹的市镇clean town清洁的城镇deserted town久已荒废没有居民的市镇developing town正在发展中的城镇great town伟大的城镇growing town扩大中的城镇industrial town工业市镇large town大城镇little town小城local town当地的城镇many towns许多城镇modern town现代化的城镇new town新的城镇old town老的城镇sleepy town沉睡的城镇small town小镇whole town全城名词+～coast town沿海市镇country town村镇county town县城home town故乡market town集镇model town模范市镇steel town钢都介词+～in a town在城里on the town〈俚〉寻乐,享受城市夜生活out of town不在城市,〈英〉不在伦敦
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in town在城里；在镇上small town小城镇，集镇town planning n. 城镇规划；都市规划（等于city planning） new town n. （英）新市镇；卫星城 home town家乡，故乡out of town adj. 不在城里；出门，室外 old town旧城区，老城区；旧城on the town在城里寻欢作乐；过男盗女娼的生活；靠城镇救济金过活county town n. 县城；郡的首府 town hall市政厅；市政府；市民集会所town center城镇中心；市镇中心little town小镇；闹市town centre市中心；镇上的主要商业区china town唐人街；旧金山中国城cape town开普敦（等于Capetown，南非西南部港市）market town n. 集镇 across town城镇的另一端town square城市广场（马六甲的一个广场）；城镇广场（拉斯维加斯一个综合性商业中心）town house（主要居住在乡间者的）市内宅邸；市政府；美国市内二层楼或三层楼多栋联建住宅down town进城；商业区；城市中心 更多收起词组短语
同近义词辨析
town, city这组词都有“城市”的意思，其区别是：town一般指规模小的城镇，也指城市中的市区，有时也泛指城市。city一般指大城市或重要城市。
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用作名词(n.)The town was invaded by reporters.这个城市涌进了大批记者。It's a great convenience to live in town.住在城市里有很大的方便。Would you rather live in a town, or in the country?你愿意住在城市还是乡下？The town has been designated a development area.该城市已被定为开发区。He lived in a town beside the sea.他住在一个靠海的城镇。The town boasts four swimming pools.这座城镇以拥有四个游泳池而自豪。We are well served with gas in this town.这个城镇煤气供应得很好。The whole town is talking about it.全镇的人都在议论这件事。Can you give me a lift into town?你能让我搭车进城吗？
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town, human settlement that is smaller than a city but bigger than a village. The word town comes from the Old English tūn, which had a variety of meanings, among them “enclosure” and “group of houses.” A town can be categorized according to its function—such as commercial, administrative, and cultural—although many towns fulfill multiple functions. The exact distinction between town and city is subject to debate, as the terms are often used interchangeably. The differences expressed by the two terms in English do not necessarily exist in all languages and contexts. Theories about the origin of towns QibaoQibao, a town in Minhang District, Shanghai.(more)Different theories of urbanism have sought to explain the historical emergence of towns as a type of human settlement. Among the factors that have given rise to towns, according to these theories, are technological advances, increased literacy rates and education, industrialization, and economic development. A town is also defined by its fairly large settled population, which often consists of relatively small families (in comparison with traditional rural societies). The theory of hydraulic civilization developed by the historian Karl Wittfogel in the 1950s, for example, sought to establish a link between water management and political organization; though problematic in many ways, particularly his conceptualization of “Oriental” societies, his theory provides insight into how one thing essential for human existence—water—can contribute to the development of centralized social coordination that, in turn, encourages the development of towns and similar settlements. Cooperation, the division of labour, and more intensive use of agriculture are essential to the hydraulic society, according to Wittfogel, and thus create favourable conditions for towns. The geographer and historian Paul Wheatley argued that there is a link between a culture’s religious and cultural practices and the emergence of towns. Other theorists point to economics as the driving motor for towns, citing as just one example ancient Mesopotamia’s pursuit of trade so as to secure external resources, prompting population growth as well as increased labour specialization and other forms of social change.
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RocinhaRocinha, a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.(more)The word shantytown refers to a settlement with informal housing and nonexistent or substandard infrastructure. The favelas of Brazil are examples of particularly well-known shantytowns. The term ghost town describes towns that have lost their populations and means of survival owing to economic upheavals, natural or human-caused disasters, or other factors. Craco in Italy and abandoned mining towns in the western United States are cases in point. Daniel Costa J.E. Luebering