town hall
noun/ˌtaʊn ˈhɔːl/
/ˌtaʊn ˈhɔːl/
- a building containing local government offices and, in the UK, usually a hall for public meetings, concerts, etc.
镇公所；市政厅；（英国）市镇集会所 Oxford Collocations DictionaryTown hall is used before these nouns:- meeting
- (also town hall meeting(North American English) an event at which a politician or public official answers questions from members of the public/ˌtaʊn hɔːl ˈmiːtɪŋ//ˌtaʊn hɔːl ˈmiːtɪŋ/)
政客或公职人员回答公众问题的活动 - At last week's town hall, some citizens asked why federal funds could not be used to shore up the hospital's finances.
在上周的市政厅，一些公民询问为什么联邦资金不能用于支撑医院的财务。 - Large numbers turned up to hear the candidate speak at the town hall meeting last night.
昨晚，大批人出席了市政厅会议，聆听这位候选人的讲话。
- At last week's town hall, some citizens asked why federal funds could not be used to shore up the hospital's finances.