town英音:[taun]美音:[taun]
名词 n.
镇;市镇[C]
【例】He was born in a small town fifty miles away from Chicago.
他出生在距芝加哥五十英里的一个小镇上。
(与农村相对而言)城市;都市生活[the S]
市区;市内商业区,中心区[U]
【例】My husband is out of town just now.
我先生出门到外地去了。
We're going to town this Saturday.
我们打算星期六到城里去。
【英】伦敦[U]
(全体)镇民,市民[the S][G]
【例】The whole town is/are against the plan.
全体镇民都反对这项计划。
【词组短语】
n town 在城里;在镇上
small town 小城镇,集镇
town planning n. 城镇规划;都市规划(等于city planning)
new town n. (英)新市镇;卫星城
home town 家乡,故乡