ADJECTIVE | VERB + CITY | CITY + VERB | CITY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤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