city

noun

1. 都市；城市
   a large and important town
   1. the city centre
      市中心
   2. one of the world's most beautiful cities
      世界上最美的城市之一
   3. a major city
      大城市
   4. the country's capital city
      这个国家的首都
   5. Mexico City
      墨西哥城
2. （由国王或女王授予特权，通常有大教堂的）特许市
   a town that has been given special rights by a king or queen, usually one that has a cathedral
   1. the city of York
      约克特许市
3. （由州政府授予特权的）特权市
   a town that has been given special rights by the state government
4. 全市居民
   all the people who live in a city
   1. The city turned out to welcome the victorious team home.
      全市居民倾城而出欢迎凯旋归来的队伍。
5. （伦敦最古老的金融商务中心）伦敦商业区，伦敦城
   Britain's financial and business centre, in the oldest part of London
   1. a City stockbroker
      伦敦商业区的证券经纪人
   2. 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？
6. （用于其他名词之后）充满…的地方
   used after other nouns to say that a place is full of a particular thing
   1. It's not exactly fun city here is it?
      这里并不是好玩的地方，对吧？

1. N-COUNT 城市
   A city is a large town.
   1. ...the city of Bologna.
      博洛尼亚市
   2. ...a busy city centre.
      繁忙的市中心

1. The walled city is an important tourist attraction.
   这座由城墙围绕的城市是个重要的旅游胜地。
2. Large areas of the city have been closed off by barricades set up by the demonstrators.
   城市中大片地区被示威者设立的路障封锁了。
3. The police have warned the city's inhabitants not to bathe in the polluted river.
   警方已经告诫该市居民不要在这条被污染的河里游泳。
4. We bivouacked on the outskirts of the city.
   我们在市郊露营。
5. It had become almost a dormitory suburb of the city.
   它几乎成为了城市的一个市郊住宅区。
6. The immediate flashpoint was Wednesday's big rally in the city centre
   星期三市中心的大集会成了直接的导火索。
7. The Chicago River flooded the city's underground tunnel system
   芝加哥河的河水淹没了城市的地下隧道系统。
8. Now we live further away from the city centre
   现在我们住得离市中心更远了。
9. Rebels surrounded the city's landward sides.
   叛军包围了该市的近陆地区。
10. It's a beautiful, clean and orderly city
    这是一座美丽清洁、秩序井然的城市。
11. The city, he concluded, had overdosed on design.
    他的结论是这座城市过分重视规划设计了。
12. I had deliberately picked a city with a tropical climate.
    我特意选了一个热带气候的城市。
13. Troops have regained control of the city
    军队重新控制了该市。
14. Troops and police have been reinforced in the southern Pakistan city of Hyderabad.
    巴基斯坦南部的海得拉巴市已增派了军队和警力。
15. After a joyous and restful three days, I left this beautiful city.
    度过了愉快轻松的3天后，我离开了这个美丽的城市。
16. Bristol regained its status as a city in the local government reorganisation.
    布里斯托尔在地方政府重组过程中重新获得了自己作为一个城市的法律地位。
17. I ended up alone in a strange city
    结果，我独自一人来到了一个陌生的城市。
18. Shooting broke out after the guards surrounded a villa in the city.
    卫兵包围了该市的一所别墅后便发生了枪战。
19. I was alone in an unfamiliar city.
    我在一个陌生的城市里形单影只。
20. I think you've been too long in Cornwall. You've forgotten the ways of the city
    我认为你们在康沃尔呆的太久了，已经忘记了城市的生活方式。
21. He knows a great many people in this city.
    他在这城里认识的人非常多。
22. The whole situation in the city is charged with danger.
    这个城市的整个局势充满了危险。
23. The distribusion of schools in our city has been criticized.
    我市的学校[教育]布局受到了批评。
24. The city is now in ruins.
    那个城市现在成了一片废墟。
25. Peace was finally restored in the city.
    这座城市终于恢复了平静。
26. The face of this city has greatly changed.
    这座城市的面貌已大大改观了。
27. The city is becoming more and more prosperous.
    这个城市越来越繁盛了。
28. Our city needs more facilities for recreation.
    我们城市需要更多的娱乐设施。
29. They hurried into the city to say good-bye to us.
    他们赶进城来和我们告别。
30. The city is quite strange to me.
    这个城市对我来说很陌生。

  city metropolis town【导航词义：城市】

  city n. 城市，都市

〔辨析〕通常指人口多、面积大、交通发达的大城市或重要城市。

  metropolis n. 大城市，大都会

〔辨析〕指某一国家、地区最重要的大城市，有时指首都或首府。

  town n. 镇，市镇

〔辨析〕通常指规模小的城镇，也指城市中的市区，或泛指城市。

n.

the freedom of the city

• （英国）荣誉市民称号
  (in Britain) an honour that is given to sb by a city as a reward for work they have done

noun

1. people living in a large densely populated municipality
   1. the city voted for Republicans in 1994

   Synonym:    metropolis

2. a large and densely populated urban area
   1. Ancient Troy was a great city

   Synonym:    metropolisurban center

3. an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
   1. the city raised the tax rate