town /taʊn/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 place 地方 [countableC]SGTOWN a large area with houses, shops, offices etc where people live and work, that is smaller than a city and larger than a village 镇,城镇,市镇 an industrial town in the Midlands 英格兰中部的一座工业城镇
town of the town of Norwalk, Connecticut 康涅狄格州诺沃克镇
I walked to the nearest town. 我走到最近的镇上。
► see thesaurus at city 2 main centre 主要中心 [uncountableU]SGTOWN the business or shopping centre of a town 〔市镇的〕商业中心区,闹市区 We’re going into town tonight to see a film. 我们今晚要去市中心看电影。
They have a small apartment in town. 他们在市中心有一套小公寓。
3 people 人们 [singular]GROUP OF PEOPLE all the people who live in a particular town 全体镇民,全镇人 The whole town turned out to watch the procession. 全镇的人都出来观看游行队伍。
4 where you live 居住地 [uncountableU]TOWN the town or city where you live 〔自己居住的〕城镇,城市 Cam left town about an hour ago, so he should be out at the farm by now. 卡姆是大约一小时前离开城里的,他现在应该到农场了。
I’ll be out of town for about a week. 我要出城一星期左右。
Guess who’s in town? Jodie’s sister! 猜猜谁到城里来了?乔迪的妹妹!
Do you know of a good place to eat? I’m from out of town (=from a different town). 你能介绍个吃饭的好地方吗?我是外地人。
We’re moving to another part of town. 我们要搬到城里的另一个地方去。
5 village 村庄 [countableC] American EnglishAmESGTOWN several houses forming a small group around a church, shops etc 〔围绕某个教堂、商店等形成的〕小乡镇,集镇 SYN British English village Rowayton is a small town of around 4,000 people. 罗威顿是一个4,000人左右的小镇。
6 NOT COUNTRY 不是乡下the town SGTOWNlife in towns and cities in general 城镇生活,城市生活〔统称〕 Which do you prefer, the town or the country? 城市生活和乡村生活,你更喜欢哪一种?
7 go to town (on something) informalENTHUSIASTIC to do something in a very eager or thorough way 拼命地干(某事) Angela really went to town on buying things for her new house. 安杰拉疯狂地给她的新居购置物品。
go to town (on something)• Bury that snout in Haagen-Dasz and go to town!• This month he goes to town on forms.• Sandy went to town on the displays.• Bénéteau went to town in their usual impressive way; it is, after all, their home patch.• Windows give you a chance to go to town.• In the United States of the early 1940s, women still donned hats and gloves to go to town.• Over another cup of coffee we made plans to go to town.• When we used to go to town he used to get her out and carry her. 8 (out) on the town informalSOCIALIZE going to restaurants, bars, theatres etc for entertainment in the evening 〔晚间去娱乐场所〕寻欢作乐 Frank is taking me out for a night on the town. 弗兰克要带我出去玩一个晚上。
(out) on the town• A night on the town for the boys.• But don't let that fool you - by nightfall people are waking up ready to go out on the town.• The others have gone out on the town.• Joy was a Saturday morning out on the town.• The next time I saw him, I was out on the town with Peter Mbalu-Mukasa.• Had trouble dragging yourself out on the town on Sunday night?• Nowadays, the battlefield is an opera stage, at Sebastiani Theatre on the town square. → ghost town, home town, → paint the town (red) at paint2(5) COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + townsmall/big 小的/大的I grew up in a small town in Iowa. 我是在艾奥瓦州的一个小镇上长大的。
nThe nearest big town is 20 miles away.
a little town 小镇a pretty little town in the French Alps 法国阿尔卑斯山区一个美丽的小镇
a major town 大型城镇It is one of the UK’s biggest retailers with shops in every major town. 这是英国最大的零售商之一,其商店遍布每一个大型城镇。
busy/bustling 繁忙的The town was busy even in November. 甚至在11月,该镇也很繁忙。
quiet 寂静的The town is quiet in the summer. 夏天,该镇静悄悄的。
nCannigione is a quiet little town with a scattering of shops, restaurants and cafés.
sleepy (=very quiet, with not much happening) 寂静的nJohnson grew up in the sleepy retirement town of Asheville.
a historic/ancient town 历史小镇/古镇nVisitors can go on a tour of this historic town.
an industrial town 工业小镇nThousands moved to the newly forming industrial towns to work in the mills.
a seaside town 滨海小镇nyoung people looking for seasonal work in seaside towns
a provincial town (=one that is not near the capital) 外地小镇nMany provincial towns were transformed by the coming of the railway.
a market town (=a town in Britain where there is a regular outdoor market) 集镇nThe pretty market town of Ashbourne is only 9 miles away.
somebody’s home town (=the town where someone was born) 某人的家乡小镇nHe was buried in his home town of Leeds.
na new town (=one of several towns built in Britain since 1946)The design of Milton Keynes and other new towns proved unpopular.
phrasesthe centre of town/the town centre British EnglishBrE, the center of town/the town center American EnglishAmE 康涅狄格州诺沃克镇The hotel was right in the center of town. 酒店就在镇中心。
the outskirts/edge of a town 郊区nIt was six o'clock when she reached the outskirts of the town.