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| 1 | a large important town 市；城市 |
| a thriving industrial city on the Tasmanian coast 塔斯马尼亚海岸边的一座欣欣向荣的工业城市 |
| capital city (=the main city in a country) Tokyo is Japan’ s capital city. 首都 |
| major city (=a large and important city) New and better hotels are springing up in most of Russia’ s major cities. 大城市 |
| | 1a | the political , legal , and administrative institutions of a city （城市的）市政府，执法机构，行政组织 | | The city has agreed to pay damages to those involved. 市政府已经同意向有关人员支付损失补偿费。 | | city employees/officials 市政府雇员/市政官员 | | city hospital/court/legislature 市立医院/市法庭/市立法机构 | |
| | 1b | the people who live in a city 全市居民 | | a city that is very optimistic about the future 对未来非常乐观的全体市民 | |
| | 1c | a European town that has a cathedral （有大教堂的）市，城市 | |
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| 2 | informal used after some nouns and adjectives to describe a place that has a lot of a particular quality （用于名词、形容词后面）具有某种特性的地方 |
| ‘What was the party like?’ ‘Dull city.’ “聚会如何？”“乏味极了。” |
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| - | the City (of London) BRITISH
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| an area in central London where there are many large banks and financial institutions. This is often used to refer to the institutions themselves |
| 伦敦城（指位于伦敦市中心的银行和金融中心） |
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| a stock market panic that rocked the City 撼动伦敦城的股市恐慌 |
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