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🔑 townBrE /taʊn/NAmE /taʊn/ noun🔑 [C, U] a place with many houses, shops/stores, etc. where people live and work. It is larger than a village but smaller than a city 镇；市镇；集镇◆a university town 大学城◆They live in a rough part of town. 他们居住在一个社会秩序混乱的城区。◆The nearest town is ten miles away. 最近的集镇离这里有十英里远。◆We spent a month in the French town of Le Puy. 我们在一个叫勒皮的法国小镇里待了一个月。 ➡ see also small-town HELP You will find other compounds ending in town at their place in the alphabet. 其他以 town 结尾的复合词可在各字母中的适当位置查到。🔑 the town [sing.] the people who live in a particular town （某一市镇的）居民，市民◆The whole town is talking about it. 全镇的人都在议论这件事。🔑 [U] the area of a town where most of the shops/stores and businesses are （城镇的）商业区◆Can you give me a lift into town? 我可以搭你的车到商业区去吗？ ➡ see also downtown, midtown, out-of-town (1) , uptown [U] (especially NAmE) a particular town where sb lives and works or one that has just been referred to （生活、工作或刚提到的）城镇◆I'll be in town next week if you want to meet. 如果你想见面的话，我下个星期在城里。◆He married a girl from out of town. 他娶了一个外地姑娘。 ➡ see also out-of-town (1) [sing., U] life in towns or cities as opposed to life in the country 城市生活（与乡村生活相对）◆Pollution is just one of the disadvantages of living in the town. 污染只是生活在城里的不利条件之一。Town and country 城镇与乡村Town 城镇- live in a city/a town/an urban environment/ (informal) a concrete jungle/the suburbs/shanty towns/slums 住在城里/镇上/城区/混凝土丛林/郊区/棚户区/贫民窟
- live (
especially NAmE) downtown/in the downtown area/ (BrE) in the city centre 住在市中心 - enjoy/like the hectic pace of life/the hustle and bustle of city life 喜欢忙碌的生活节奏/城市生活的热闹
- cope with the stress/pressure of urban life 应对城市生活的压力
- get caught up in the rat race 卷入大城市里为财富、权力等的疯狂追逐中
- prefer/seek the anonymity of life in a big city 更喜欢/追求大城市里人与人互不相识的生活
- be drawn by/resist the lure of the big city 被大城市的诱惑所吸引；抵御大城市的诱惑
- head for the bright lights (of the big city/New York) 奔向（大城市/纽约）五光十色的生活
- enjoy/love the vibrant/lively nightlife 享受/喜爱充满生机的夜生活
- have/be close to all the amenities 拥有/紧靠各种便利设施
- be surrounded by towering skyscrapers/a soulless urban sprawl 被高耸入云的摩天大楼/毫无生气的城市拓展区所包围
- use/travel by/rely on (BrE) public transport/ (NAmE) public transportation 使用/出行乘坐/依赖公共交通
- put up with/get stuck in/sit in massive/huge/heavy/endless/constant traffic jams 忍受/陷入大面积/严重的/没完没了的/持续的交通堵塞
- tackle/ease/reduce/relieve/alleviate the heavy/severe traffic congestion 处理/缓解严重的交通堵塞
- be affected/choked/damaged by pollution 受到污染的影响；被污染呛得透不过气；受到污染的伤害
Country 乡村- live in a village/the countryside/an isolated area/a rural backwater/ (informal) the sticks 住在村里/乡村/偏僻的地区/落后的乡村/偏远的乡村地区
- enjoy/like the relaxed/slower pace of life 享受/喜欢悠闲/缓慢的生活节奏
- enjoy/love/explore the great outdoors 享受/喜欢/探索蓝天碧野
- look for/find/get/enjoy a little peace and quiet 寻找/找到/得到/享受一点宁静与安宁
- need/want to get back/closer to nature 需要/想要回去/接近大自然
- be surrounded by open/unspoilt/picturesque countryside 四周被空旷的/未被污染的/风景如画的乡村环绕
- escape/quit/get out of/leave the rat race 逃离/退出城市中你死我活的竞争
- seek/achieve a better/healthy work-life balance 寻求/达到工作与生活更好的/健康的平衡
- downshift to a less stressful life 选择压力较小的生活
- seek/start a new life in the country 在乡村寻求/开始一种新的生活
- (BrE, informal) up sticks/ NAmE, informal pull up stakes and move to/head for… 突然迁居到…
- create/build/foster a strong sense of community 树立/培养强烈的社群意识
- depend on/be employed in/work in agriculture 依赖/从事农业
- live off/farm/work the land 靠土地为生；耕种土地
- tackle/address the problem of rural unemployment 解决农村失业问题
amenity, city, ghetto, high-rise, metropolitan, population, slum, suburb, town, urban  ●go to ˈtown (on sth)(informal) to do sth with a lot of energy, enthusiasm, etc., especially by spending a lot of money （尤指花大钱）大干一番●(out) on the ˈtown(informal) visiting restaurants, clubs, theatres, etc. for entertainment, especially at night （尤指夜里）去娱乐场所玩◆a night on the town 去娱乐场所作乐的夜晚◆How about going out on the town tonight? 今晚出去痛痛快快地玩一玩怎么样？●the only game in ˈtown(informal) the most important thing of a particular type, or the only thing that is available 同类中最重要的事物；唯一的选择●a/the ˌman about ˈtowna man who frequently goes to fashionable parties, clubs, theatres, etc. 喜欢社交者；社交界名人●paint the town ˈred(informal) to go to a lot of different bars, clubs, etc. and enjoy yourself 花天酒地地玩乐；出没于各娱乐场所 |