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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++vil·lage /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable]  1 a very small town in the countryside 乡村,村庄 a little fishing village 一座小渔村village school/shop/church etc 乡村学校/商店/教堂等2 the village GROUP OF PEOPLEthe people who live in a village 全体村民 The whole village came to the meeting. 全村的人都来参加会议。nCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + village small/little/tiny They come from a small village in Laos.pretty/picturesque There are many pretty villages nearby.remote (=one that is far away from larger towns)We need to get food aid to the more remote villages.quiet/sleepy (=one where there is not a lot of activity)Downham was a sleepy little village, with a road barely wide enough for one car.a fishing villageOnce a fishing village, this is now a friendly, lively international resort.a mountain/hilltop villageThe paths lead to picturesque mountain villages.village + NOUNthe village hall/school/shop/churchA meeting will be held at the village hall on Tuesday.the village green (=area of grass for everyone to use)a cricket match on the village greenvillage life (=all the activities in a village)She had always taken an active part in village life.
Examples from the Corpus
villageShe left her village in the north of Thailand and went to live in Bangkok.Even at this size it completely outclassed most Rutland villages, quite two-thirds of which had populations of fewer than 150.There was the pretty girl from the village shop wearing an emerald-green dress more suited to a wedding.There are some nice little pubs in the villages round here.The death did not move the village.It didn't, and by the time she did reach the village it was fully dark - and pouring with rain.The village school was closed in 1948 and the children are taken by bus to other schools in the area.The village school, built in 1870, is now closed and used for the village hall.I saw these villages peeking out of the jungles and tangled hillsides all through the highlands.village school/shop/church etcShe attended only a teachers' institute, then taught in a village school.If that fails it will be the first village school to be closed by the county council in the last five years.He was educated at the village school in Fridaythorpe.To the right, on the narrow dusty lane, lay the village school behind a row of white palings.Everyone was hungry, but there was no food to be had for it had floated out of the village shop and away.Probably she went into the Fir Tree or the village shop to get change for those calls.The remarkable Black Virgin of Belloc has been transferred from her abandoned mountain sanctuary to the village church of Dorres.The village church, tucked away at the very end of a winding leafy lane, is dedicated to St Mary.
Origin village (1300-1400) Old French ville farm, village, from Latin villa; → VILLA
vil·lage nounn COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
the small very in a Corpus countryside town


village
village S1 W1 /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: ville 'farm, village', from Latin villa; villa
1. a very small town in the countryside:
    a little fishing village
    village school/shop/church etc
2. the village the people who live in a village:
    The whole village came to the meeting.
     
COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + village
    small/little/tiny They come from a small village in Laos.
    pretty/picturesque There are many pretty villages nearby.
    remote (=one that is far away from larger towns) We need to get food aid to the more remote villages.
    quiet/sleepy (=one where there is not a lot of activity) Downham was a sleepy little village, with a road barely wide enough for one car.
    a fishing village Once a fishing village, this is now a friendly, lively international resort.
    a mountain/hilltop village The paths lead to picturesque mountain villages.
■ village + NOUN
    the village hall/school/shop/church A meeting will be held at the village hall on Tuesday.
    the village green (=area of grass for everyone to use) a cricket match on the village green
    village life (=all the activities in a village) She had always taken an active part in village life.


🔑 vil·lageBrE /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ 🔊 noun🔑
[countable] a very small town located in a country area 村庄;村镇We visited towns and villages all over Spain. 我们走遍了西班牙的城镇和村庄。🔊🔊a fishing/mountain/seaside village 渔村;山村;滨海村(especially BrE) the village shop乡村商店Her books are about village life. 她的书是关于乡村生活的。🔊🔊 HELP Do not use village to talk about small towns in the US. In NAmE village is used for a small place in another country that seems more old-fashioned than a town in the US. 在美国说小村镇不用 village。在美式英语中,village 用于指其他国家看似比美国小村镇古老的小地方。
🔑 the village [singular] (especially BrE) the people who live in a village 乡村居民;村民The whole village was invited to the party. 全村的人都获邀参加聚会。🔊🔊