town 是什么意思
n. 城镇，市镇；市内商业区
town 中文词源
town 城镇
来自古英语 tun,村庄，围场，居住区，来自 Proto-Germanic*tuna,栏杆，围栏，来自 PIE*dheue, 围，围住，词源同 down,tune.后用于指城镇，在过去与 city 常混用。
英语词源
towntown: [OE] The ancestral meaning of town is ‘enclosed place’ – amongst its relatives are German zaun ‘hedge, fence’ and Old Irish dūn ‘fort, camp, fortified place’. Its Old English forerunner tūn was u
town 权威例句
- 1. They stumble across a ghost town inhabited by a rascally gold prospector.
- 他们偶然来到一个居住着一位狡诈的淘金者的废墟之城。
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- 2. The new town would have been unrecognisable to the original inhabitants.
- 原来的居民可能会认不出这个崭新的城镇了。
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- 3. As he talked, an airforce jet screamed over the town.
- 他谈话时，一架军用喷气式飞机在镇子上空呼啸而过。
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- 4. Distantly, to her right, she could make out the town of Chiffa.
- 在她右边，远远的，她依稀能辨认出希法镇。
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- 5. I never go on the bus into the town.
- 我从不坐公共汽车去城里。
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town 造句
- 1. The town was weirdly familiar.
- 这个城镇怪面熟的。
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- 2. The town was founded in 1610.
- 该城镇兴建于1610年。
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- 3. A Serb army unit took the town.
- 一支塞尔维亚部队夺取了这个镇。
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- 4. The town is three miles away.
- 镇子距此地三英里远。
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- 5. He lives the other side of town.
- 他住在城镇的另一端。
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- 6. The town lies on the coast.
- 这个小镇位于海滨。
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- 7. The town is a cultural dead zone.
- 这个镇子是个文化荒原。
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- 8. The President hits town tomorrow.
- 总统明天到镇子上来。
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- 9. Her mother lived in a nearby town.
- 她母亲住在附近一个小镇上。
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- 10. The route passes close by the town.
- 这条路离那座城镇不远。
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- 11. The nearest town is ten miles away.
- 最近的集镇离这里有十英里远。
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- 12. The whole town is talking about it.
- 全镇的人都在议论这件事。
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- 13. The town is boring and characterless.
- 这个镇乏味且毫无特色。
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- 14. The town is famous for its cathedral.
- 这个城镇以大教堂著名。
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- 15. The town was rocked by an earthquake.
- 小镇受到地震的剧烈震动。
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- 16. The town lies a few kilometres inland.
- 这个城市位于内陆几公里处。
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- 17. The soldiers were quartered in the town.
- 士兵在镇里宿营。
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- 18. The town responded gallantly to the war.
- 全镇居民英勇地应对这场战争。
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- 19. The town has a festive holiday atmosphere.
- 这个城市充满了喜庆的节日气氛。
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- 20. The town has many excellent eating places.
- 本镇有许多上好的餐馆。
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- 21. The town fell into enemy hands.
- 那个小镇落到敌人手里了。
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- 22. We ate at a pizzeria in town.
- 我们在城里一家比萨店用餐。
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- 23. I like that part of Cape Town.
- 我喜欢开普敦的那个地方。
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- 24. The town is built on a slope.
- 这座城建在斜坡上。
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- 25. They highballed out of town.
- 他们急匆匆地出了城。
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- 26. Did you meet anyone in town?
- 你在城里碰见什么人了吗？
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- 27. It's a long trek into town.
- 到商业区去要走很长的路。
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- 28. A new road now bypasses the town.
- 一条新路绕城镇而过。
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- 29. The whole town is in festive mood.
- 全城喜气洋洋。
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- 30. Is there a university in this town?
- 这座城市有没有大学？
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