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out-of-town

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌout-of-ˈtown adjective [only before noun]  1 to, from, or in another town 城外的,镇外的 out-of-town visitors 城外的来客2 British English on the edge of a town 城郊的 out-of-town shopping centres 城郊的购物中心
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out-of-townThese hotels are a new addition to Kuoni's hotel programme, which previously concentrated on deluxe and out-of-town accommodation.Now most of her contacts were out-of-town businessmen, far more scared of comebacks than she'd ever have to be.Until now Gary had been an out-of-town designer, of course.Town centre shops face a threat from large out-of-town developments which offer hundreds of shops under one roof.Matalan, the out-of-town discount retailer, took the biggest hit.The Direction was issued in response to growing concern at the spread of large, out-of-town retail developments, some on greenfield sites.an out-of-town shopping centreWe are not convinced that the attraction of out-of-town shopping is entirely a response to consumer demand.The museum attracts a lot of out-of-town visitors.
From Longman Business Dictionaryout-of-townˌout-of-ˈtown adjective [only before a noun]1to, from, or in another townout-of-town visitors2British English on the edge of a townthe trend towards out-of-town shopping centres
ˌout-of-ˈtown adjectiveChineseSyllable
town to, from, in or Corpus another Business


out-of-town
ˌout-of-ˈtown adjective [only before noun]
1. to, from, or in another town:
    out-of-town visitors
2. British English on the edge of a town:
    out-of-town shopping centres


out-of-townBrE /ˌaʊt əv ˈtaʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌaʊt əv ˈtaʊn/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] located away from the centre of a town or city 城外的;郊野的out-of-town superstores市郊超级商场coming from or happening in a different place 外地的;外来的an out-of-town guest外来客an out-of-town performance外地演出