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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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famine
348
Formulate
85
absinthe
96
hipper
4
artistry
98
Europe
77
guardsmen
38
gluing
37
censor
92
lick your wounds
50
mandarin
142
taxing
134
ascendable
66
pinch
362
keirin
8
herpetic
2
animate
91
co-worker
160
trespass
83
crêpe
21
washroom
157
cymbal
82
hostile
351
orchidist
2
base-rate
45
VOLUME
42
montage
9
First Secretary
71
pre-pay
39
arrange
429
blinkers
111
doorbell
71
CONCEAL
39
confectionery
76
recreate
167
indissoluble
1
Advocate
39
garbage-collector
21
storm
384
age-old
58
gigging
38
illocutionary
8
landward
169
what's up?
67
Display
279
skew
33
gumbo
68
Telling
54
pigswill
9
bumps
37
colors
33
quartet
90
Bore
94
discontinuing
52
pillager
58
Extemporaneous
125
field-test
57
a5
44
sickener
51
flourishingly
22
go off the rails
79
drunk-driver
30
Management
247
adoptive
247
amongst
314
interpreter
338
extramural
74
quintuple
67
ethnicity
175
dunk
95
trust
460
languishment
8
additional
423
fall at the first/final hurdle
42
firetrap
64
maypole
5
imo
5
Dining
32
acquire
372
fieriest
48
Constantly
82
resolutely
19
prompt
405
dioxide
99
gunfight
108
chop-suey
31
gills
35
Pouch
88
game plan
54
Eyewitness
98
mile
327
Americanize
108
attaché
418
contemplation
174
incubi
5
joggle
2
misrepresent
6
dominion
162
harmonization
2
meddle
6
hence
362
heritable
53
matchbox
1
highroad
1
fruit
250
laydeez
5
metabolic
7
numismatist
4
multiaccess
7
-ridden
21
Disciple
35
rectitude
150
inequities
2
irrepressible
52
prose
28
liberal arts
34
freebooter
1
jokier
3
icebox
1
fame
522
Splurge
138
localizability
4
irrefragable
5
thrall
106
coloring
52
demon
149
Proliferation
18
Ends finishes and final stages
48
perfumed
3
Organized
79
impartial
331
homeworker
4
Question
365
Cordless
35
pianist
26
Utopia
21
parity
67
liner
334
drown
341
Substance
168
kludgey
5
exoticism
84
option
389
infirmities
5
dropped
32
Brazil
75
Mozambique
2
ad nauseam
59
Substitute
243
venture into
40
asphyxiation
51
mushier
2
fema
42
Buckingham Palace
19
jaundiced
5
final
440
purpose
446
pickle
11
irregularities
5
Laden
183
concept
397
Division
213
brokering
35
nightmare
260
Sale
183
niggardly
1
reinstate
165
grow out
44
CD-R
48
retrospective
51
necromancy
1
Adultery
47
wander
370
myxomatosis
1
madam
272
coachload
118
visualize
216
customer services
55
snippets
37
blueish
27
rapper
104
depressant
79
noise
272
machine
260
at heart
66
paltriest
1
raucous
139
soothe
165
collision
409
Outreach
135
tempt
444
history
371
Commendable
119
victorious
555
hotline
104
realm
422
edgy
158
somebody's jaw dropped
118
on board
26
harpoon
34
microsecond
4
nunnery
1
Drunk
102
immigrant
520
feelingless
26
peahen
8
mix
687
cortices
44
decade
405
EMPTY
92
Pursue
214
in the long run
45
game-show
22
florid
82
Inquiry
58
deferral
90
paralysed
137
Manchester
61
grimmer
45
link
517
flash
897
commentator
147
microelectronics
6
Wire
81
inoculate
212
heimish
1
paralysis
181
indicate
439
music
192
deviance
133
nerd
25
Social
80
paralyzed
113
hake
85
bollocks
97
conscious
673
Bless
131
the upper hand
14
bsc
42
cushiony
28
ingrowing
2
run out
78
Grenada
46
heterogeneous
53
Loot
43
gunnery
68
musclemen
1
p
178
cavalry
126
frighten
484
Escapade
46
black out
67
Scar
172
hydr-
30
reassuring
211
physicist
477
hampstead
2
ative
6
butane
67
inquiring
157
carbon dioxide
245
widespread
416
There
112
Appealing
231
stink
122
Organizations-topic
19
slide
470
vow
234
rain
73
amazed
98
knobbing
1
Itinerary
160
ever since
35
codeine
48
amuse
440
No-no
88
Collide
186
Circulate
190
barnstorming
51
anterior
114
flipped
37
Aircraft
621
Unavoidable
299
theory
426
carnivalesque
48
neurologist
1
chaperon
91
escudo
9
Hello
32
dead
261
agent
487
captor
72
resigned
176
quilted
102
behold
137
appendectomy
90
biographies
33
agitator
153
Firewood
15
ballplayer
136
bulb
411
tier
150
April Fools' Day
72
smiling
56
ladybird
45
Soar
215
sanctify
151
pesticide
206
be a foregone conclusion
33
hypnoses
7
coastguard
85
coral-reef
31
zealous
363
dweeb
77
shape
500
Approbation
116
oeuvre
6
goddaughter
72
played-out
310
plaintiff
191
FT
27
infra-red
1
Elaborate
302
quiescent
52
done
152
launder
114
outline
501
Subjects
22
permanent
479
Crackdown
149
merits
6
cicada
207
cantaloup
79
fascination
147
Predicting
37
Mentally
145
habit
360
offcut
6
Grill
39
biriani
35
begrudge
120
in respect of sth
9
insurability
7
-ling
2
closing-date
66
depopulate
98
digerati
54
Slipper
117
grasshopper
77
flag
511
apartheid
99
loquacious
120
oleaginousness
1
gyp
81
outdoor
543
implementing
2
mastership
1
involvement
257
double-quick
131
reference library
23
WORTH
95
congressional
59
toss
402
bit-part
34
Extort
121
huskies
1
stunning
267
copper-fasten
44
horsey
11
sufficient
436
aboveboard
53
somebody
32
aptly
74
Composed
169
panelist
9
fobbed
39
mark
713
christian-name
37
outfall
41
Pastry
196
lighthouse
48
Utmost
30
gametically
64
dissimulation
54
offload
23
ovarian
6
soulful
121
Gradually thesaurus
32
time
831
Sporadic
26
feeling
3069
bland
228
dissipate
164
forthwith
134
allurement
41
glamor
61
Clause
222
ornamentation
96
mingiest
3
Scalpel
48
payphone
3
homegirl
7
heretic
8
face card
118
lock
415
gaptoothed
51
accordingly
639
muenster
4
arch
295
pauperize
1
trot
116
divisible
124
misstep
1
mayst
2
miraculous
289
indigence
4
Immoral
208
labiodental
2
Destiny
451
Valuable
228
scenic
148
Deprive
143
chin
353
Wales
50
unerring
103
consul
220
glyndebourne
50
offendedly
6
Conscription
156
invasiveness
8
Conquer
137
bestseller
58
dinner-dance
27
Paternal
51
Importance
196
fritter something ↔ away
41
Squeeze
165
chickweed
62
Insert
277
debrief
475
applause
549
advisory
87
Republican Party
30
underwire
111
lowbrow
2
demons
46
popularity
121
edgewise
57
dwelling
452
intercessory
7
unquestionably
26
determinedly
84
Emotional
184
highway
432
clinch
147
big-money
100
prospect
404
lugsail
9
Capitalize
146
packed
157
Exceed
85
pontification
83
buy into
43
ovoid
9
bunkum
58
enemy
436
cox
97
esq
1
bumper
130
bedstead
97
Beatles
8
subtraction
134
stoned
71
horrible
371
cetacean
41
wealth
596
fair enough
29
fruited
36
accommodate
617
sodding
133
humiliate
222
guess
136
chew
400
nunneries
1
heave
198
backstairs
52
assimilable
49
bombshell
105
See
281
prioritise
98
Passengers
61
Stick
38
devoted
246
alderney
6
carried
51
Sickle
49
mouse
410
go on with
71
Innovative
225
Casually
60
IELTS
BNC: 331
COCA: 290
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
city
Word family
noun
citification
city desk
city editor
city fathers
city hall
city planning
cityscape
city slicker
city-state
city
adjective
citified
verb
citify
cit
·
y
/
ˈsɪti
/
●●●
S1
W1
noun
(
plural
cities
)
[
countable
C
]
1
TOWN
a 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 English
BrE
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 English
AmE
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 English
AmE
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
n
Sheffield is an industrial city in the north of England.
n
a 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
n
the ancient city of Jerusalem
a historic city
(=
very old and with an interesting history
)
历史古城
n
Budapest is a beautiful and historic city.
n
a cathedral city
(=
with a cathedral
)
He went to university in the cathedral city of Durham.
n
a university city
(=
with a university
)
Uppsala is a university city.
n
a walled city
(=
surrounded by a wall
)
the old walled city of Alghero
n
a twin city
British English
BrE
(=
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 English
BrE
,
the city center
American English
AmE
市中心
The hotel is in the city centre.
酒店位于市中心。
the city limits
American English
AmE
(=
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
n
the advantages of city life
a city dweller
(=
someone who lives in a city
)
城市居民
n
In the summer, city dwellers escape to the sea.
n
a city street
Traffic was moving slowly along the city streets.
phrases
n
in 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
n
There were several bombings on the outskirts of the city.
n
verbs
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
adjective
adj
[
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
n
More 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 City
City, the
(
also
the City of London
)
British English
BrE
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
City
Cit·y
/
ˈsɪti
/
noun
FINANCE
1
the 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.
2
the 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
→COLLOCATIONS
1
→THESAURUS
1
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