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| 1 | C a place where people live and work that is larger than a village but smaller than a city 城镇；市镇 |
| a small town 小镇 |
| an industrial town in China 中国的一个工业城镇 |
| Mountains overlook the town on three sides. 该镇三面环山。 |
| a town on the River Thames 泰晤士河畔的一个城镇 |
| +of the northern Belgian town of Onkerzele 比利时北部城镇安克赛拉 |
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| 2 | U the place that you live in or the place you are talking about （自己居住的）城镇；（正谈及的）城镇 |
| He moved to another part of town. 他搬到镇里的另一个地方去了。 |
| the outskirts/edge of town a large industrial development on the edge of town 城郊的一个大型工业开发区 |
| be in town The crew was in town last week filming a new television series. 摄制小组上周在城里拍摄一部新的电视系列片。 |
| be out of town I’ ll be out of town next week. 我下周不在城里。 |
| from out of town His girlfriend flew in from out of town. 他的女友乘飞机来到城里。 |
| | 2a | the centre of a town where all the shops are （城镇的）市中心，闹市区，商业中心区 | | We’ re going into town this afternoon. 我们今天下午要去闹市区。 | | the centre of town/the town centre The hotel is conveniently situated near the centre of town. 酒店位于市中心附近，非常方便。 | | The museum is 10 minutes’ walk from the town centre. 博物馆距离市中心只需步行10分钟。 | |
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| 3 | singular the people who live in a town 城镇居民；镇民；市民 |
| Most of the town was involved with the carnival. 镇上大多数人都参加了狂欢节。 |
| | 3a | the local government of a town 镇政府 | | The park is owned and maintained by the town. 公园为镇政府所有并由其负责维护。 | |
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| 4 | U life in a town compared with life in the countryside 与乡村生活相对的）城镇生活 |
| I definitely prefer town to country. 我喜欢城镇生活确实胜过乡村生活。 |
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| - | go to town (on sth) informal
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| to do something very well , or make something look very good by spending a lot of time or money on it |
| 出色地完成（某事）；（在某事物上）花费大量时间（或金钱） |
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| They really went to town on the Christmas decorations. 他们确实为圣诞节装饰花了很多钱。 |
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| - | on the town
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| spending the evening enjoying yourself in bars, clubs, theatres etc |
| （晚间在酒吧、俱乐部、剧院等处）寻欢作乐，纵情欢乐 |
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| We usually go out on the town on Friday nights. 我们通常在周五晚上出去狂欢。 |
| a night (out) on the town Do you fancy a night out on the town on Saturday? 你星期六想去彻夜纵情狂欢吗？ |
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| - | town and gown
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| the people who live in a town and the people who belong to the university in that town , used especially when talking about the differences between the two groups |
| 大学城的居民和大学师生（尤用于谈论两个群体之间的差异） |
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| The project forges new links between town and gown. 这个项目在城镇居民和大学师生之间建立了新的联系。 |
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| See also | | - home town | | - market town | |
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