| 释义 |
town /taʊn/ n. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. 镇，市镇
A town is usually smaller than a city but larger than a village. 镇通常比城市小，但比村庄大。
live in a small town in England 住在英格兰一个小镇上
2. (与农村相对的)城市，都会
San Francisco is his favourite town. 旧金山是他喜爱的城市。
migrate from the country to the town 从农村移居城市
3. [不用冠词]自己居住的(或邻近的)城镇；市区；市内商业中心
the most expensive hotel in town 城里收费最昂贵的旅馆
go up to town 进城去
He is now out of town. 他眼下不在城里。
go into (或 down) town 到市中心去
4. 〈英〉[不用冠词]伦敦
He went up to town from Leeds. 他从里兹去伦敦。
5. [the town] 全体镇民；全体市民
The whole town knows of it. 全镇的人都知道这件事。
It's the talk of the town. 这是街头巷尾谈论的中心。
6. 〈美〉区(美国某些地区县以下的行政区)；镇区(新英格兰诸州由镇民大会授权的自治行政区)
7. 〈英〉(有定期集市的)乡镇，集镇
8. 城市生活
9. (大学城中与大学师生相对而言的)老百姓
II a.
镇的，市镇的；城市的
[<OE tūn village; 与 OSax, ON tūn, OHG zūn fence, OIr dūn 有关] phr. a woman of the town 见 woman
go to town 1. 上城里去
2. 〈口〉做得很快(或很有效)；拼命地干
3. 〈口〉尽情作乐；大量花钱；毫不克制地说(或做)
They have really gone to town on decorating their new home. 他们为装饰新屋确实花了大钱。
4. 〈美俚〉一帆风顺；获得成功；飞黄腾达
on the town 1. 游览城镇；在城里作乐(如看戏、 上酒吧等)
The sailors were heading for their ship, after a night on the town in the port. 水手们在港埠寻欢作乐一个夜晚后，回船去了。
2. 靠城镇慈善机关救济
a family on the town 靠城镇慈善机关救济的家庭
paint the town (red) 〈口〉饮酒作乐；狂欢庆祝
town and gown (尤指英国牛津和剑桥的)城镇居民和大学师生；市民们和学术界 |