释义
🔑 city BrE /ˈsɪti / NAmE /ˈsɪti / noun (cities ) 🔑 [ C ] a large and important town 都市;城市◆ the city centre 市中心◆ one of the world's most beautiful cities 世界上最优美的城市之一◆ a major city 大城市◆ the country's capital city 这个国家的首都◆ Mexico City 墨西哥城 ➡ see also inner city amenity , city , ghetto , high-rise , metropolitan , population , slum , suburb , town , urban
[ C ] (BrE ) a town that has been given special rights by a king or queen , usually one that has a cathedral (由国王或女王授予特权,通常有大教堂的)特许市◆ the city of York 约克特许市 [ C ] (NAmE ) a town that has been given special rights by the state government (由政府授予特权的)特权市🔑 [ sing. + sing./pl. v. ] all the people who live in a city 全市居民◆ The city turned out to welcome the victorious team home . 全市居民倾城而出欢迎凯旋的队伍。the City [ sing. ] (BrE ) Britain's financial and business centre , in the oldest part of London 伦敦商业区,伦敦城(伦敦最古老的金融商务中心)◆ a City stockbroker 伦敦商业区的证券经纪人◆ What is the City's reaction to the cut in interest rates ? 伦敦金融界对削减利率的反应如何? [ U ] (informal ) used after other nouns to say that a place is full of a particular thing (用于其他名词之后)充满…的地方◆ It's not exactly fun city here is it ? 这里并不是好玩的地方,对吧?● the freedom of the ˈcity (in Britain ) an honour that is given to sb by a city as a reward for work they have done (英国)荣誉市民称号