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IELTS BNC: 331 COCA: 290

city

Word family 
cit·y /ˈsɪti/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural cities) [countableC]  
1  TOWNa large important town 城市，都市
 The nearest big city was St. Louis.
最近的大城市是圣路易斯。
→ inner city
2 
a) British EnglishBrE a large town that has been given an official title by a king or queen 〔国王或女王授权的〕特许市
 the city of Oxford
牛津市
b) American EnglishAmE a town of any size that has definite borders and powers that were officially given by the state government 〔由州政府划定市界并授予特权的〕特权市
 The city of Cleveland celebrated its 200th birthday with fireworks and an outdoor concert.
克利夫兰市燃放烟火并举办了一场室外音乐会，庆祝该市成立200周年。
3  PERSON/PEOPLE[usually singular] the people who live in a city 全市居民
 The city has been living in fear since last week’s earthquake.
上周地震后，全市居民一直惶惶不安。
4  the city American EnglishAmE the government of a city 市政府
 The city is working to improve public transportation.
市政府在努力改善公共交通。
→ City, the
Examples from the Corpus
the city• The city is working to improve public transportation.
 COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
a big/large/major city 大城市
They have stores in Houston, Dallas, and other big cities.
他们在休斯敦、达拉斯以及其他的大城市都有商店。
a great city (=very important and interesting) 伟大的城市
Cairo is one of the world's great cities.
开罗是世界上伟大的城市之一。
a capital city (=where the government of a country or state is) 首都，首府
Cuba's capital city is Havana.
古巴的首都是哈瓦那。
somebody's home/native city (=where they were born or grew up) 家乡城市，故乡
He said that he never wanted to leave his home city.
他说他永远都不想离开故乡。
a cosmopolitan city (=full of people from different parts of the world) 国际大都市
San Francisco is a very cosmopolitan city.
旧金山是一个国际大都市。
an industrial city 工业城市
nSheffield is an industrial city in the north of England.
na provincial city (=in a part of the country that is not near the capital)
There have been protests in the capital and in provincial cities.
an ancient city 古城
nthe ancient city of Jerusalem
a historic city (=very old and with an interesting history) 历史古城
nBudapest is a beautiful and historic city.
na cathedral city (=with a cathedral)
He went to university in the cathedral city of Durham.
na university city (=with a university)
Uppsala is a university city.
na walled city (=surrounded by a wall)
the old walled city of Alghero
na twin city British EnglishBrE (=one that has a special relationship with a similar town in another country)
Strasbourg is Leicester's twin city in France.
city + NOUN
the city centre British EnglishBrE, the city center American EnglishAmE 市中心
The hotel is in the city centre.
酒店位于市中心。
the city limits American EnglishAmE (=the furthest parts of the city) 城市边界
rural areas south of the city limits
城市边界以南的农村地区
city life 城市生活
nthe advantages of city life
a city dweller (=someone who lives in a city) 城市居民
nIn the summer, city dwellers escape to the sea.
na city street
Traffic was moving slowly along the city streets.
phrases
nin the heart of a city
The cathedral is right in the heart of the city.
酒店位于市中心。
the outskirts of a city (=the edge) 市政府
nThere were several bombings on the outskirts of the city.
nverbs
found a city (=start developing a new city)
He founded the city of Baghdad in the 8th century.
 THESAURUS
place with houses, shops, and offices 有住宅、商店和办公楼的地方
city a large area with houses, shops, offices etc that is often the centre of government for an area. A city is bigger than a town 城市
The nearest big city is San Francisco.
距离最近的大城市是旧金山。
town a large area with houses, shops, offices etc. A town is smaller than a city 镇,城镇
La Coruña is a pretty seaside town.
阿科鲁尼亚是个美丽的海边城镇。
capital (also capital city) the city where the government of a country or state is 首都；首府
We travelled to Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
我们到了匈牙利的首都布达佩斯。
metropolis a big busy city that is full of people and activity 大都市,大城市
After 1850 Paris grew quickly into a busy metropolis.
1850年以后，巴黎迅速发展成为一个繁华的大都市。
urban adjectiveadj [only before noun] relating to towns and cities 城市的，都市的
Air pollution is particularly bad in urban areas.
空气污染在城市地区尤为严重。
urban development
城市发展
outside part of city 城市外围
the outskirts the area around the edge of a city or just outside it 市郊，郊区
Disneyland is on the outskirts of Paris.
迪士尼乐园位于巴黎市郊。
suburb an area around the edges of a city, where many people live 郊区,城郊住宅区
He lives in a suburb of London.
他住在伦敦郊区。
| the suburbs
nMore and more people are moving to the suburbs.
Examples from the Corpus
city• the ancient city of Damascus• You should visit San Francisco. It's a beautiful city.• This romantic tale casts back to Ruritania especially in the implied distinction between city and country.• I was alone in a big city in a new country.• He blew up five city blocks, of course.• The major industrial cities were getting increasingly overcrowded.• Many inner cities that were once treated as war zones have become pleasant and habitable again.• It's an old city with about 200,000 residents.• Leeds is a thriving, vibrant, and prosperous city.• Sant'Elia's city was a utopian metropolis designed on a monumental scale.• Something that gives shape and meaning to the amorphous experience of waking up in a strange hotel room in a strange city.• Panic swept the city after the earthquake.• The city of Barcelona is famous for its wonderful architecture.• The city of Parlier is in Fresno county.• The survey looked at which cities cater for cyclists and covered everything from parking facilities to potholes.
the CityCity, the (also the City of London) British EnglishBrE  
an area in central London where there are many large banks and financial organizations, including the Bank of England and the stock exchange. The City has an area of about one square mile (about 2.5 square kilometres), and it is sometimes called ‘the Square Mile’, especially in newspapers. Its name is sometimes used to mean people who work there and make financial decisions. There is a similar area in New York City called Wall Street 伦敦商业区，伦敦城〔伦敦市中心区域，是英格兰银行、伦敦证券交易所等许多大型银行和金融机构的所在地〕
 The City is optimistic about the outlook for inflation.
伦敦金融界对通货膨胀的走势持乐观态度。
 a firm of City stockbrokers
伦敦商业区的一家证券经纪公司
From Longman Business Dictionary
CityCit·y /ˈsɪti/ nounFINANCE
1the City London’s financial institutions, for example the INTERNATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE and other markets, banks, and insurance companies considered together as a financial centre
The City will keep its position as a leading financial centre whether the UK joins the single currency or not.
2the City the area of London where most financial institutions are based
The investment banking firm left the City for brand new premises in Canary Wharf.
Origin city
(1100-1200) Old French cité, from Latin civitas “citizenship, state, city of Rome”, from civis; → CIVIC
cit·y noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1City, the
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IELTS BNC: 331 COCA: 290
city

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CITY | CITY + VERB | CITY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, huge, large, sprawling大城市；無計劃擴展的城市➤main, major主要城市▸➤small小城市▸➤great偉大的城市◇Bangkok is one of the great cities of the world.曼谷是世界上偉大的城市之一。➤bustling, busy, crowded熙熙攘攘的／繁忙的／擁擠的城市▸➤ancient, historic, old古老的城市；歷史名城➤holy聖城▸➤beautiful美麗的城市▸➤industrial工業城市▸➤cosmopolitan大都市▸➤coastal濱海城市▸➤home, native故鄉城市◇Her native city is Tokyo.她的家鄉是東京。➤capital首都➤second（某國或地區）第二大城市▸➤provincial地方城市▸➤cathedral, port, university (especially BrE) 主教座堂所在的城市；港口城市；大學城▸➤walled有城牆的城市◇the old walled city of Cartagena有城牆的卡塔赫納老城➤ruined損毀的城市▸➤sister, twin (BrE) 姊妹城市◇Bonn is Oxford's twin city.波恩是牛津的姊妹城市。◇the sister cities of Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hiroshima, Japan（美國）新墨西哥州洛斯阿拉莫斯與日本廣島這對姊妹城市➤host主辦城市◇the host city for the Olympic Games奧林匹克運動會的主辦城市➤lost消失的城市◇the lost city of Atlantis消失的亞特蘭蒂斯城VERB + CITY➤build, found建設／建立城市CITY + VERB➤grow城市發展◇The city grew rapidly in the 19th century.這座城市在 19 世紀發展迅速。➤flourish城市繁榮CITY + NOUN➤dweller, slicker (informal) 城市居民；圓滑世故的城裏人➤boy, girl城市男孩／女孩▸➤block, centre/center, street城市街區；市中心；城市街道◇The building runs the length of a city block.大樓貫穿整個街區。◇Parking is difficult in the city centre / center.在市中心停車很困難。➤lights城市的燈光▸➤council, government (NAmE) 市政會；市政府▸➤life城市生活➤limits (especially NAmE) 城市界限PREPOSITION➤in a/the city在城市裏◇We live in a big city.我們住在大城市。➤outside a/the city在城市外邊◇There's a park just outside the city.剛出城就有個公園。PHRASES➤the centre/center of a city, the heart of a city, the middle of a city市中心▸➤the edge of a city, the outskirts of a city城市邊緣；市郊
IELTS BNC: 331 COCA: 290
city

noun

city ♦︎ town ♦︎ village ♦︎ borough ♦︎ municipality ♦︎ metropolis ♦︎ conurbationThese words all mean a place with streets and buildings where people live and work. 这些词均表示城市、乡镇或村庄。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in a city / town / village / borough / municipality / metropolis / conurbation◆a small city / town / village / borough / municipality◆a major city / town / metropolis / conurbation◆a big city / town / village / metropolis◆a large city / town / village / conurbation◆a great city / metropolis◆a provincial city / town◆the local borough / municipality◆the city / town / village / borough council■ city [countable] a place with many streets and buildings where many people live and work 都市；城市◆The city of Boston is one of America's most historic cities.波士顿是美国最有历史意义的城市之一。◆Ely is a cathedral city in East Cambridgeshire.伊利是剑桥郡东区一座有主教座堂的城市。■ town [countable] a place where people live and work that is larger than a village but smaller than a city 镇；市镇；集镇◆The nearest town is ten miles away.最近的集镇离这里有10英里远。◆Sackville is a small university town in eastern Canada.萨克维尔是加拿大东部一个小型大学城。ⓘ Especially in American English, town [uncountable] is also used to mean the particular town where sb lives and works or one that has just been referred to. 尤其在美式英语中，不可数名词town亦指生活、工作或刚提到的城镇◆I'll be in town next week if you want to go out for a drink.如果你想到外面喝一杯的话，我下周在城里。◆He married a girl from out of town.他娶了一个外地姑娘。◆They live in a rough part of town.他们住在一个治安不太好的城区。◆This restaurant serves the best steaks in town.这家餐厅有全市最好的牛排。 The town [singular] can also be used to talk about the idea of life in towns or cities in general, as opposed to life in the country. 单数形式the town亦可指一般的城市生活，与乡村生活相对◆Do you prefer the town to the country?你喜欢城市生活还是乡村生活？   see also hometown ⇨ home 2 NOTE 辨析 City or town?A city is usually bigger than a town, but not always. Official city status is given by the king or queen (in Britain) or state governments in the US. As time went by towns and cities changed in size, so that these days it is possible to find some cities that are smaller than many towns. In American English town can also describe a smaller place than in British English, as the term village is not used so much in American English. * city通常比town大，但并不总是如此。官方的城市地位在英国由国王或女王授予，在美国由州政府授予。随着时代的变迁，town和city的规模也在变化，因此现今有的city可能比 town小。美式英语的town也可指比英式英语的town小一些的地方，因为美式英语中不太使用village这个词。■ village [countable] a very small town situated in a country area 村庄；村镇◆Appledore is a fishing village on the north coast of Devon.阿普尔多尔是德文北岸的一个渔村。◆ (especially BrE) Most basic items are available from the village shop.大多数基本用品都可以从乡村商店买到。◆Her books are about village life.她的书是关于乡村生活的。ⓘ Do not use village to talk about small towns in the US. In American English village is used for a small place in another country that seems more old-fashioned than a town in the US. 在美国说小村镇不用village。在美式英语中，village指其他国家的看似比美国小村镇古老的小地方。■ borough ˈbʌrə; NAmE ˈbɜːroʊ [countable] a town or part of a city that has its own local government 自治市镇；（城市）行政区◆She served as a local councillor in the London Borough of Westminster.她是伦敦的威斯敏斯特自治市的地方议员。■ municipality mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpæləti [countable] (formal) a political unit, such as a city, town, village or district, that has its own local government; the group of officials who govern it 自治市；（市下的）自治区；市（或区）政当局◆The municipality provides services such as electricity, water and rubbish collection.自治市政府提供电力、水和垃圾收集等服务。▸ municipal

adjective

 [usually before noun] ◆municipal elections地方政府选举■ metropolis məˈtrɒpəlɪs; NAmE məˈtrɑːpəlɪs [countable] a large important city, often the capital city of a country or region 大都会，大城市（常指首都或首府）◆Barcelona has all the amenities you would expect to find in a great metropolis.大都会应有的便利，巴塞罗那一样不缺。▸ metropolitan ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən; NAmE məˈtrɒˈpɑːlɪs

adjective

 [only before noun] ◆the New York metropolitan area纽约市都会带■ conurbation ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃn; NAmE ˌkɑːnɜːrˈbeɪʃn [countable] (formal) a large area where towns have grown and joined together, often around a city （有卫星城镇的）大都市，集合城市◆The region has several medium-sized towns and cities, but no major conurbations.那个地区有几个中等规模的城镇，但没有大的都市。
IELTS BNC: 331 COCA: 290

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