bor·ough
noun/ˈbʌrə/
/ˈbɜːrəʊ/
- a town or part of a city that has its own local government
自治市;(城市的)自治区 - the London borough of Westminster
伦敦的威斯敏斯特自治市 - The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York.
布朗克斯是纽约市的五个行政区之一。 - He wrote to the borough council, expressing his concerns about the project.
他写信给区议会,表达了他对该项目的担忧。
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsc2- the New York borough of Queens
纽约昆斯区 - to establish unemployment committees in all metropolitan boroughs
在所有大都市城区建立失业委员会 - She served as a local councillor in the London Borough of Westminster.
她是伦敦的威斯敏斯特自治市的地方议员。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- county
- metropolitan
- outer
- …
- council
- councillor
- president
- …
- in a/the borough
- throughout a/the borough
- within a/the borough
- …
Word OriginOld English burg, burh ‘fortress, citadel’, later ‘fortified town’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch burg and German Burg. Compare with burgh. - the London borough of Westminster