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    ghost town

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈghost town noun [countable]  EMPTYa town that used to have a lot of people living and working in it, but now has very few or none 废弃的城镇，鬼城
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    ghost town• I stayed in the one house left standing, a guest house in a ghost town of cracked jambs and gaping doorways.• In a ghost town, silent and deserted as the Marie Celeste, I gave myself a history lesson.
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    ghost town
    ˈghost town noun [countable]
    a town that used to have a lot of people living and working in it, but now has very few or none


    ghost townBrE /ˈɡəʊst taʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡoʊst taʊn/ 🔊 nouna town that used to be busy and have a lot of people living in it, but is now empty （曾一度繁华的）被废弃城镇