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boom town

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Business, Industry
ˈboom town noun [countable]  BTIa town or city that suddenly becomes very successful because there is a lot of new industry 〔突然兴旺起来的〕新兴城市
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boom townThe oil price hike in 1973 turned Nabru into a boom town.For Sharm el Sheikh is a boom town.This port, founded as late as 1 130, very quickly came to enjoy all the characteristics of a boom town.And really it was a boom town.As a kid it had always struck me that it was like some western boom town.
ˈboom town nounChineseSyllable
very that suddenly Corpus or a successful becomes city town


boom town
ˈboom town noun [countable]
a town or city that suddenly becomes very successful because there is a lot of new industry


boom townBrE /ˈbuːm taʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbuːm taʊn/ 🔊 nouna town that has become rich and successful because trade and industry has developed there (由于发展贸易和工业而)发达的城市