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town /taʊn/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  1  place 地方 [countable]SGTOWN a large area with houses, shops, offices etc where people live and work, that is smaller than a city and larger than a village 镇，城镇，市镇 an industrial town in the Midlands 英格兰中部的一座工业城镇town of the town of Norwalk, Connecticut 康涅狄格州诺沃克镇 I walked to the nearest town. 我走到最近的镇上。► see thesaurus at city2  main centre 主要中心 [uncountable]SGTOWN the business or shopping centre of a town 〔市镇的〕商业中心区，闹市区 We’re going into town tonight to see a film. 我们今晚要去市中心看电影。 They have a small apartment in town. 他们在市中心有一套小公寓。3  people 人们 [singular]GROUP OF PEOPLE all the people who live in a particular town 全体镇民，全镇人 The whole town turned out to watch the procession. 全镇的人都出来观看游行队伍。4  where you live 居住地 [uncountable]TOWN the town or city where you live 〔自己居住的〕城镇，城市 Cam left town about an hour ago, so he should be out at the farm by now. 卡姆是大约一小时前离开城里的，他现在应该到农场了。 I’ll be out of town for about a week. 我要出城一星期左右。 Guess who’s in town? Jodie’s sister! 猜猜谁到城里来了？乔迪的妹妹！ Do you know of a good place to eat? I’m from out of town (=from a different town). 你能介绍个吃饭的好地方吗？我是外地人。 We’re moving to another part of town. 我们要搬到城里的另一个地方去。5  village 村庄 [countable] American EnglishSGTOWN several houses forming a small group around a church, shops etc 〔围绕某个教堂、商店等形成的〕小乡镇，集镇 SYN British English village Rowayton is a small town of around 4,000 people. 罗威顿是一个4,000人左右的小镇。6  NOT COUNTRY 不是乡下the town SGTOWNlife in towns and cities in general 城镇生活，城市生活〔统称〕 Which do you prefer, the town or the country? 城市生活和乡村生活，你更喜欢哪一种？7  go to town (on something) informalENTHUSIASTIC to do something in a very eager or thorough way 拼命地干（某事） Angela really went to town on buying things for her new house. 安杰拉疯狂地给她的新居购置物品。8  (out) on the town informalSOCIALIZE going to restaurants, bars, theatres etc for entertainment in the evening 〔晚间去娱乐场所〕寻欢作乐 Frank is taking me out for a night on the town. 弗兰克要带我出去玩一个晚上。9. town and gown SEPARATEused to describe the situation in which the people living in a town and the students in a town seem to be separate and opposing groups 〔分成两派、相互对立的〕市民和学生 → ghost town, home town, → paint the town (red) at paint2(5) COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + townsmall/big 小的/大的I grew up in a small town in Iowa. 我是在艾奥瓦州的一个小镇上长大的。nThe nearest big town is 20 miles away.a little town 小镇a pretty little town in the French Alps 法国阿尔卑斯山区一个美丽的小镇a major town 大型城镇It is one of the UK’s biggest retailers with shops in every major town. 这是英国最大的零售商之一，其商店遍布每一个大型城镇。busy/bustling 繁忙的The town was busy even in November. 甚至在11月，该镇也很繁忙。quiet 寂静的The town is quiet in the summer. 夏天，该镇静悄悄的。nCannigione is a quiet little town with a scattering of shops, restaurants and cafés.sleepy (=very quiet, with not much happening) 寂静的nJohnson grew up in the sleepy retirement town of Asheville.a historic/ancient town 历史小镇/古镇nVisitors can go on a tour of this historic town.an industrial town 工业小镇nThousands moved to the newly forming industrial towns to work in the mills.a seaside town 滨海小镇nyoung people looking for seasonal work in seaside townsa provincial town (=one that is not near the capital) 外地小镇nMany provincial towns were transformed by the coming of the railway.a market town (=a town in Britain where there is a regular outdoor market) 集镇nThe pretty market town of Ashbourne is only 9 miles away.somebody’s home town (=the town where someone was born) 某人的家乡小镇nHe was buried in his home town of Leeds.na new town (=one of several towns built in Britain since 1946)The design of Milton Keynes and other new towns proved unpopular.phrasesthe centre of town/the town centre British English, the center of town/the town center American English 康涅狄格州诺沃克镇The hotel was right in the center of town. 酒店就在镇中心。the outskirts/edge of a town 郊区nIt was six o'clock when she reached the outskirts of the town.

Examples from the Corpus

town• a town of about 35,000 people• Villages as well as towns expanded rapidly during the first half of the nineteenth century.• deep divisions in wealth between town and country• The Delta towns, and even Rangoon, came under threat.• More and more people were seeking work in the growing towns.• Although the population is increasing-estimated to be 32 million-over half live in towns or cities.• Steyne Street was a narrow street in a shabby but respectable part of town.• Our responsibility stops at our town line, another board member blurted out.• La Coruna is a pretty seaside town on the north-western tip of Spain.• He grew up in a small town.• a small town in the Midwest• We were too busy admiring the town to let their griping bother us.• A large sign announced that we were entering the town of Knock.• You can discover the great square keep, and enjoy the panoramic view from the top over the town below.• In the surprise attack, they torched the town and rounded up its inhabitants.• The town is situated some 23 miles north of London.• Just about the whole town showed up at the funeral.going into town• Ben had said nothing about going into town.• I can remember me and my mum going into town to buy these shoes for school.• The passenger wagons were not going into town for another half hour, so I hired a carriage and went in myself.• So I pre-empted them and suggested going into town.• The next morning, Bea woke me and told me to get dressed because we were going into town for church services.left town• When Jefferson defeated Adams for the presidency, Adams left town before the inauguration rather than shake hands with him.• Albert had left town, his secretary said.• Maybe S.. Blackman had left town or died mysteriously.• But it was Sunday, and most of the members of the government had left town.• Cases five and six had not left town and the urban area was, therefore, the only plausible site of infection.• As far as she was concerned, Christine had simply left town and never been heard from again.• Schools have been closed for the week, and large numbers of residents have simply left town.• It doesn't take long once you've left town before you're walking along the cliff-path with spectacular views.Origin town Old English tun “yard, buildings inside a wall, village, town”

town noun →COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese  

large Corpus shops, area etc offices with a houses,

town
town S1 W1 /taʊn/ noun1.  PLACE  [countable] a large area with houses, shops, offices etc where people live and work, that is smaller than a city and larger than a village:
    an industrial town in the Midlands
    town of
    the town of Norwalk, Connecticut
    I walked to the nearest town.
2.  MAIN CENTRE  [uncountable] the business or shopping centre of a town:
    We’re going into town tonight to see a film.
    They have a small apartment in town.
3.  PEOPLE  [singular] all the people who live in a particular town:
    The whole town turned out to watch the procession.
4.  WHERE YOU LIVE  [uncountable] the town or city where you live:
    Cam left town about an hour ago, so he should be out at the farm by now.
    I’ll be out of town for about a week.
    Guess who’s in town? Jodie’s sister!
    Do you know of a good place to eat? I’m from out of town (=from a different town).
    We’re moving to another part of town.
5.  VILLAGE  [countable] American English several houses forming a small group around a church, shops etc
   SYN  village British English:
    Rowayton is a small town of around 4000 people.
6.  NOT COUNTRY the town life in towns and cities in general:
    Which do you prefer, the town or the country?
7. go to town (on something) informal to do something in a very eager or thorough way:
    Angela really went to town on buying things for her new house.
8. (out) on the town informal going to restaurants, bars, theatres etc for entertainment in the evening:
    Frank is taking me out for a night on the town.
9. town and gown used to describe the situation in which the people living in a town and the students in a town seem to be separate and opposing groups
⇨ ghost town, home town, ⇨ paint the town (red) at paint²(5)
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + town
   ▪ small/big I grew up in a small town in Iowa. | The nearest big town is 20 miles away.
   ▪ a little town a pretty little town in the French Alps
   ▪ a major town It is one of the UK’s biggest retailers with shops in every major town.
   ▪ busy/bustling The town was busy even in November.
   ▪ quiet The town is quiet in the summer. | Cannigione is a quiet little town with a scattering of shops, restaurants and cafes.
   ▪ sleepy (=very quiet, with not much happening) Johnson grew up in the sleepy retirement town of Asheville.
   ▪ a historic/ancient town Visitors can go on a tour of this historic town.
   ▪ an industrial town Thousands moved to the newly forming industrial towns to work in the mills.
   ▪ a seaside town young people looking for seasonal work in seaside towns
   ▪ a provincial town (=one that is not near the capital) Many provincial towns were transformed by the coming of the railway.
   ▪ a market town (=a town in Britain where there is a regular outdoor market) The pretty market town of Ashbourne is only 9 miles away.
   ▪ sb’s home town (=the town where someone was born) He was buried in his home town of Leeds.
   ▪ a new town (=one of several towns built in Britain since 1946) The design of Milton Keynes and other new towns proved unpopular.
■ phrases
   ▪ the centre of town/the town centre British English, the center of town/the town center American English The hotel was right in the center of town.
   ▪ the outskirts/edge of a town It was six o'clock when she reached the outskirts of the town.
     

THESAURUS

■ place with houses, shops, and offices
   ▪ city a large area with houses, shops, offices etc that is often the centre of government for an area. A city is bigger than a town: The nearest big city is San Francisco.
   ▪ town a large area with houses, shops, offices etc. A town is smaller than a city: La Coruña is a pretty seaside town.
   ▪ capital (also capital city) the city where the government of a country or state is: We travelled to Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
   ▪ metropolis a big busy city that is full of people and activity: After 1850 Paris grew quickly into a busy metropolis.
   ▪ urban adjective [only before noun] relating to towns and cities: Air pollution is particularly bad in urban areas. | urban development

🔑 townBrE /taʊn/ 🔊NAmE /taʊn/ 🔊 noun🔑 [countable, uncountable] a place with many houses, shops/stores, etc. where people live and work. It is larger than a village but smaller than a city. 镇；市镇；集镇◆a university town大学城◆They live in a rough part of town. 他们居住在一个社会秩序混乱的城区。🔊🔊◆The nearest town is ten miles away. 最近的集镇离这里有十英里远。🔊🔊◆We spent a month in the French town of Le Puy. 我们在一个叫勒皮的法国小镇里待了一个月。🔊🔊  ➡  see also small-town HELP You will find other compounds ending in town at their place in the alphabet. 其他以 town 结尾的复合词可在各字母中的适当位置查到。🔑 the town [singular] the people who live in a particular town （某一市镇的）居民，市民◆The whole town is talking about it. 全镇的人都在议论这件事。🔊🔊🔑 [uncountable] the area of a town where most of the shops/stores and businesses are （城镇的）商业区◆Can you give me a lift into town? 我可以搭你的车到商业区去吗？🔊🔊  ➡  see also downtown, midtown, out-of-town (1) , uptown [uncountable] (especially NAmE) a particular town where sb lives and works or one that has just been referred to （生活、工作或刚提到的）城镇◆I'll be in town next week if you want to meet. 如果你想见面的话，我下个星期在城里。🔊🔊◆He married a girl from out of town. 他娶了一个外地姑娘。🔊🔊  ➡  see also out-of-town (1) [singular, uncountable] life in towns or cities as opposed to life in the country 城市生活（与乡村生活相对）◆Pollution is just one of the disadvantages of living in the town. 污染只是生活在城里的不利条件之一。🔊🔊

Town 城镇

• live in a city/a town/an urban environment/(informal) a concrete jungle/the suburbs/shanty towns/slums 住在城里／镇上／城区／混凝土丛林／郊区／棚户区／贫民窟
• live (especially NAmE) downtown/in the downtown area/(BrE) in the city centre 住在市中心
• enjoy/like the hectic pace of life/the hustle and bustle of city life 喜欢忙碌的生活节奏／城市生活的热闹
• cope with the stress/pressure of urban life 应对城市生活的压力
• get caught up in the rat race 卷入大城市里为财富、权力等的疯狂追逐中
• prefer/seek the anonymity of life in a big city 更喜欢／追求大城市里人与人互不相识的生活
• be drawn by/resist the lure of the big city 被大城市的诱惑所吸引；抵御大城市的诱惑
• head for the bright lights (of the big city/New York) 奔向（大城市／纽约）五光十色的生活
• enjoy/love the vibrant/lively nightlife 享受／喜爱充满生机的夜生活
• have/be close to all the amenities 拥有／紧靠各种便利设施
• be surrounded by towering skyscrapers/a soulless urban sprawl 被高耸入云的摩天大楼／毫无生气的城市拓展区所包围
• use/travel by/rely on (BrE) public transport/(NAmE) public transportation 使用／出行乘坐／依赖公共交通
• put up with/get stuck in/sit in massive/huge/heavy/endless/constant traffic jams 忍受／陷入大面积／严重的／没完没了的／持续的交通堵塞
• tackle/ease/reduce/relieve/alleviate the heavy/severe traffic congestion 处理／缓解严重的交通堵塞
• be affected/choked/damaged by pollution 受到污染的影响；被污染呛得透不过气；受到污染的伤害

Country 乡村

• live in a village/the countryside/an isolated area/a rural backwater/(informal) the sticks 住在村里／乡村／偏僻的地区／落后的乡村／偏远的乡村地区
• enjoy/like the relaxed/slower pace of life 享受／喜欢悠闲／缓慢的生活节奏
• enjoy/love/explore the great outdoors 享受／喜欢／探索蓝天碧野
• look for/find/get/enjoy a little peace and quiet 寻找／找到／得到／享受一点宁静与安宁
• need/want to get back/closer to nature 需要／想要回去／接近大自然
• be surrounded by open/unspoilt/picturesque countryside 四周被空旷的／未被污染的／风景如画的乡村环绕
• escape/quit/get out of/leave the rat race 逃离／退出城市中你死我活的竞争
• seek/achieve a better/healthy work-life balance 寻求／达到工作与生活更好的／健康的平衡
• downshift to a less stressful life 选择压力较小的生活
• seek/start a new life in the country 在乡村寻求／开始一种新的生活
• (BrE, informal) up sticks/ NAmE, informal pull up stakes and move to/head for… 突然迁居到…
• create/build/foster a strong sense of community 树立／培养强烈的社群意识
• depend on/be employed in/work in agriculture 依赖／从事农业
• live off/farm/work the land 靠土地为生；耕种土地
• tackle/address the problem of rural unemployment 解决农村失业问题

amenity, city, ghetto, high-rise, metropolitan, population, slum, suburb, town, urban

●go to ˈtown (on sth)(informal) to do sth with a lot of energy, enthusiasm, etc., especially by spending a lot of money （尤指花大钱）大干一番●(out) on the ˈtown(informal) visiting restaurants, clubs, theatres, etc. for entertainment, especially at night （尤指夜里）去娱乐场所玩◆a night on the town去娱乐场所作乐的夜晚◆How about going out on the town tonight? 今晚出去痛痛快快地玩一玩怎么样？🔊🔊●the only game in ˈtown(informal) the most important thing of a particular type, or the only thing that is available 同类中最重要的事物；唯一的选择●a/the ˌman about ˈtowna man who frequently goes to fashionable parties, clubs, theatres, etc. 喜欢社交者；社交界名人●paint the town ˈred(informal) to go to a lot of different bars, clubs, etc. and enjoy yourself 花天酒地地玩乐；出没于各娱乐场所

🔑 townBrE /taʊn/ 🔊NAmE /taʊn/ 🔊 noun🔑 [countable, uncountable] a place with many houses, shops/stores, etc. where people live and work. It is larger than a village but smaller than a city. 镇；市镇；集镇◆a university town大学城◆They live in a rough part of town. 他们居住在一个社会秩序混乱的城区。🔊🔊◆The nearest town is ten miles away. 最近的集镇离这里有十英里远。🔊🔊◆We spent a month in the French town of Le Puy. 我们在一个叫勒皮的法国小镇里待了一个月。🔊🔊  ➡  see also small-town HELP You will find other compounds ending in town at their place in the alphabet. 其他以 town 结尾的复合词可在各字母中的适当位置查到。🔑 the town [singular] the people who live in a particular town （某一市镇的）居民，市民◆The whole town is talking about it. 全镇的人都在议论这件事。🔊🔊🔑 [uncountable] the area of a town where most of the shops/stores and businesses are （城镇的）商业区◆Can you give me a lift into town? 我可以搭你的车到商业区去吗？🔊🔊  ➡  see also downtown, midtown, out-of-town (1) , uptown [uncountable] (especially NAmE) a particular town where sb lives and works or one that has just been referred to （生活、工作或刚提到的）城镇◆I'll be in town next week if you want to meet. 如果你想见面的话，我下个星期在城里。🔊🔊◆He married a girl from out of town. 他娶了一个外地姑娘。🔊🔊  ➡  see also out-of-town (1) [singular, uncountable] life in towns or cities as opposed to life in the country 城市生活（与乡村生活相对）◆Pollution is just one of the disadvantages of living in the town. 污染只是生活在城里的不利条件之一。🔊🔊

Town 城镇

• live in a city/a town/an urban environment/(informal) a concrete jungle/the suburbs/shanty towns/slums 住在城里／镇上／城区／混凝土丛林／郊区／棚户区／贫民窟
• live (especially NAmE) downtown/in the downtown area/(BrE) in the city centre 住在市中心
• enjoy/like the hectic pace of life/the hustle and bustle of city life 喜欢忙碌的生活节奏／城市生活的热闹
• cope with the stress/pressure of urban life 应对城市生活的压力
• get caught up in the rat race 卷入大城市里为财富、权力等的疯狂追逐中
• prefer/seek the anonymity of life in a big city 更喜欢／追求大城市里人与人互不相识的生活
• be drawn by/resist the lure of the big city 被大城市的诱惑所吸引；抵御大城市的诱惑
• head for the bright lights (of the big city/New York) 奔向（大城市／纽约）五光十色的生活
• enjoy/love the vibrant/lively nightlife 享受／喜爱充满生机的夜生活
• have/be close to all the amenities 拥有／紧靠各种便利设施
• be surrounded by towering skyscrapers/a soulless urban sprawl 被高耸入云的摩天大楼／毫无生气的城市拓展区所包围
• use/travel by/rely on (BrE) public transport/(NAmE) public transportation 使用／出行乘坐／依赖公共交通
• put up with/get stuck in/sit in massive/huge/heavy/endless/constant traffic jams 忍受／陷入大面积／严重的／没完没了的／持续的交通堵塞
• tackle/ease/reduce/relieve/alleviate the heavy/severe traffic congestion 处理／缓解严重的交通堵塞
• be affected/choked/damaged by pollution 受到污染的影响；被污染呛得透不过气；受到污染的伤害

Country 乡村

• live in a village/the countryside/an isolated area/a rural backwater/(informal) the sticks 住在村里／乡村／偏僻的地区／落后的乡村／偏远的乡村地区
• enjoy/like the relaxed/slower pace of life 享受／喜欢悠闲／缓慢的生活节奏
• enjoy/love/explore the great outdoors 享受／喜欢／探索蓝天碧野
• look for/find/get/enjoy a little peace and quiet 寻找／找到／得到／享受一点宁静与安宁
• need/want to get back/closer to nature 需要／想要回去／接近大自然
• be surrounded by open/unspoilt/picturesque countryside 四周被空旷的／未被污染的／风景如画的乡村环绕
• escape/quit/get out of/leave the rat race 逃离／退出城市中你死我活的竞争
• seek/achieve a better/healthy work-life balance 寻求／达到工作与生活更好的／健康的平衡
• downshift to a less stressful life 选择压力较小的生活
• seek/start a new life in the country 在乡村寻求／开始一种新的生活
• (BrE, informal) up sticks/ NAmE, informal pull up stakes and move to/head for… 突然迁居到…
• create/build/foster a strong sense of community 树立／培养强烈的社群意识
• depend on/be employed in/work in agriculture 依赖／从事农业
• live off/farm/work the land 靠土地为生；耕种土地
• tackle/address the problem of rural unemployment 解决农村失业问题

amenity, city, ghetto, high-rise, metropolitan, population, slum, suburb, town, urban

●go to ˈtown (on sth)(informal) to do sth with a lot of energy, enthusiasm, etc., especially by spending a lot of money （尤指花大钱）大干一番●(out) on the ˈtown(informal) visiting restaurants, clubs, theatres, etc. for entertainment, especially at night （尤指夜里）去娱乐场所玩◆a night on the town去娱乐场所作乐的夜晚◆How about going out on the town tonight? 今晚出去痛痛快快地玩一玩怎么样？🔊🔊●the only game in ˈtown(informal) the most important thing of a particular type, or the only thing that is available 同类中最重要的事物；唯一的选择●a/the ˌman about ˈtowna man who frequently goes to fashionable parties, clubs, theatres, etc. 喜欢社交者；社交界名人●paint the town ˈred(informal) to go to a lot of different bars, clubs, etc. and enjoy yourself 花天酒地地玩乐；出没于各娱乐场所