plural towns
plural towns
Learner's definition of TOWN
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[count] : a place where people live that is larger than a village but smaller than a city镇;市镇;集镇 -
a town in Georgia佐治亚州的小镇
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a mining town矿业小镇
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the town of Jackson, Florida佛罗里达州弥尔顿镇
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The nearest shopping mall is two towns away.最近的购物中心离这里有两个集镇的距离。
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town officials镇政府官员
— see also county town, ghost town, shantytown, twin town 2
a [count] : the people in a town(全体)镇民 —
usually singular通常用单数 b the town : the government of a town镇政府 3
[noncount] : the business and shopping center of a town(城镇的)商业区,中心区 — see also downtown, uptown 4
: the town where someone lives(某人居住的)镇子,小城 [noncount]
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He left town when he was 16.他16岁时离开了家乡。
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The circus is coming to town.马戏团要来镇上了。
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the town parade镇上的游行
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This is the best restaurant in town. [=in this town]这是镇上最好的餐厅。
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Let's get together. I'll be in town next week. [=I'll be in your town next week]我们聚聚吧,我下周会去你住的镇子。
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She's from out of town. [=from a different town]她是外地人。
[singular]
— see also hometown
go to town
informal
: to do something in a very thorough and enthusiastic way花大力气做某事;大干一番 —
often + on
hit the town
informal
: to spend time in the area of a city or town where there are a lot of restaurants, bars, etc.去娱乐场所吃喝玩乐。
(out) on the town
informal
: going to the restaurants, bars, etc., of a city or town for entertainment去娱乐场所玩乐
paint the town (red)
— see 2paint
the talk of the town
— see 2talk