n. 1.镇，市镇，城镇〔狭义：大于 village (村)而非 city(市)的地方。广义：和 country (乡村)相对而言时，不独 city和 borough (自治市)，连 urban district 市(区)亦可称为 town。有 market 或 fair (市集)的小于 urban district 的村落，亦称为town。 美国 New England 各州把相当于 city，无行政机关，仅有 town meeting 的自治市称为town；其他各州的 town 则相当于 township 的 2. 义〕。 2.〔the town 〕 城镇居民；全体居民。 3.〔不用冠词〕城市；市区，商业中心区。 4.〔苏格兰语〕小农场内的房屋；〔方言〕村，小村庄；土拨鼠的巢。 短语和例子 a county town 县城。 the town (附近的)市镇；镇民，市民。 The whole town knows of it. 镇上的人没有一个不知道。carry a town 洗劫市镇。 come to town 到京里[城里]来；出现，登场；入伙；发迹，成功。go down town 〔美国〕到商业区去，买东西去；〔俚语〕成功。 go to town 1. 进京，上省，进城。 2. 〔美国〕去市区买东西；过浮华生活；会活动；有声望。 hit town 到达。 in town 在京城里，在省上[城里]，〔英国〕在伦敦。 jump the town 逃亡。out of town 已离京[城市]，〔英国〕不在伦敦；已到乡下。 n. 汤〔姓氏〕。
the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team" 同义词：townspeople, townsfolk,
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：township,
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size definition for what constitutes a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many "small towns" in the United States would be regarded as villages in the United Kingdom, while many British "small towns" would qualify as cities in the United States.
例句与用法
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We are going to town to see the illuminations . 我们打算进城看彩灯。
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Oxford 's twin town in france is leon . 牛津在法国的友好城市是里昂。
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The population gravitates towards the town . 人口有集中都市的倾向。
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As a matter of fact, the town was at peace . 实际上市镇里是太平无事。
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Please look me up when you are in town again . 再来镇时请你来探望我。
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Can the town be secured against attack ? 能保护这个市镇不受攻击吗？
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It'll be quite a large town soon . 用不了多久，它就会变成一个大市镇。
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Some ancient towns have walls round them . 有些古老的城市周围有城墙。
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"main street" took the small town apart . 《大街》剖析了那个小镇。
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Their operations extended all over the town . 他们干活的地点遍及全城。
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