town

noun

1. 镇；市镇；集镇
   a place with many houses, shops/stores, etc. where people live and work. It is larger than a village but smaller than a city.
   1. a university town
      大学城
   2. They live in a rough part of town.
      他们居住在一个社会秩序混乱的城区。
   3. The nearest town is ten miles away.
      最近的集镇离这里有十英里远。
   4. 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。
2. （某一市镇的）居民，市民
   the people who live in a particular town
   1. The whole town is talking about it.
      全镇的人都在议论这件事。
3. （城镇的）商业区
   the area of a town where most of the shops/stores and businesses are
   1. Can you give me a lift into town?
      我可以搭你的车到商业区去吗？
4. （生活、工作或刚提到的）城镇
   a particular town where sb lives and works or one that has just been referred to
   1. 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。
   2. He married a girl from out of town.
      他娶了一个外地姑娘。
5. 城市生活（与乡村生活相对）
   life in towns or cities as opposed to life in the country
   1. 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。

1. N-COUNT 镇;市镇；城镇
   A town is a place with many streets and buildings, where people live and work. Towns are larger than villages and smaller than cities. Many places that are called towns in Britain would be called cities in the United States.
   1. ...Saturday night in the small town of Braintree, Essex...
      埃塞克斯郡布伦特里小镇的周六之夜
   2. Parking can be tricky in the town centre.
      在市镇中心停车可能会挺费事。
   3. You can use the town to refer to the people of a town.
      全体镇民;全体市民
   4. The town takes immense pride in recent achievements.
      全镇人对近来取得的成就都感到非常自豪。
2. N-UNCOUNT 自己居住的城镇
   You use town in order to refer to the town where you live.
   1. He admits he doesn't even know when his brother is in town...
      他承认自己甚至不知道弟弟什么时候来了本市。
   2. She left town.
      她离开了自己生活的城镇。
   3. …attractive and fun loving Americans, new to town.
      刚来镇上的富有魅力、寻求乐趣的美国人
3. N-UNCOUNT 市中心;(城镇的)商业中心；闹市区
   You use town in order to refer to the central area of a town where most of the shops and offices are.
   1. I walked around town...
      我在市中心逛了逛。
   2. I caught a bus into town.
      我赶上辆公交车去了市中心。
4. N-SING (与农村相对的)城市，都会
   If you refer to the town, you are referring to town and city areas in general, as opposed to country areas.
   1. More people are going to want to escape from the town into the country…
      更多的人将会想要逃离城市到乡村去。
   2. It had the advantages of town and country combined.
      它兼具都市与乡村的优势。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 the city


5. See also: ghost town hometown new town
6. PHRASE 满腔热情地干;拼命地干
   If you say that someone goes to town on something, you mean that they deal with it with a lot of enthusiasm or intensity.
   1. We really went to town on it, turning it into a full, three-day show...
      我们下了真功夫，把它办成了一场内容丰富、为时三天的展览。
   2. The papers got hold of it and went to town on it…
      报纸抓住这件事大做文章。
   3. With £800 spending money for each couple, you can really go to town!
      每对人有 800 英镑的零花钱，你们真正可以大把花钱了！
7. PHRASE 社交忙人;花花公子/时髦女郎
   If you describe someone as a man about town or a woman about town, you mean that they are sophisticated, like to go out and spend money, and have a busy social life.
   1. He was known as a tall, handsome man about town…
      他以高大英俊的花花公子形象为人所知。
   2. He is an old flame of Sarah's, from her days as a single girl about town.
      他是萨拉的旧情人，是她作为单身时髦女郎时的旧爱。
8. PHRASE (夜晚)在闹市区玩乐
   If you go out on the town or go for a night on the town, you enjoy yourself by going to a town centre in the evening and spending a long time there visiting several places of entertainment.
   1. My idea of luxury used to be going out on the town and coming back in the early hours of the morning...
      我过去对奢侈的概念是夜晚在闹市通宵玩乐到清晨才回来。
   2. Last Saturday, I was out on the town with my mate…
      上个星期六我和老友晚上去闹市玩乐了。
   3. Tim was just arriving home from a long night on the town.
      蒂姆在外面玩了一宿，刚刚到家。

1. I'll be leaving town in a few weeks
   过几周我就离开城里了。
2. Town planning and land allocation had to be coordinated.
   必须协调城市规划和土地分配之间的关系。
3. Using tanks and heavy artillery, they seized the town.
   他们倚仗坦克和重型火炮占领了这个镇。
4. We met in Dorchester, Dorset's bustling county town.
   我们在多塞特熙熙攘攘的郡首府多切斯特相遇。
5. He has moved back to his home town of Miami.
   他已经搬回了自己的家乡迈阿密。
6. Their first port of call will be Cape Town.
   他们的第一个停靠港将是开普敦。
7. Social activities might include barbecues on the beach and walking tours of the Old Town.
   社交活动可以包括沙滩上的烧烤和老城区的步行游览。
8. When the car stopped in the town square it was surrounded by soldiers and militiamen
   当汽车停在城镇广场时立刻被士兵和民兵包围了。
9. Parking can be tricky in the town centre.
   在市镇中心停车可能会挺费事。
10. He admits he doesn't even know when his brother is in town
    他承认自己甚至不知道弟弟什么时候来了本市。
11. She left town.
    她离开了自己生活的城镇。
12. attractive and fun loving Americans, new to town.
    刚来镇上的富有魅力、寻求乐趣的美国人
13. I walked around town
    我在市中心逛了逛。
14. I caught a bus into town.
    我赶上辆公交车去了市中心。
15. More people are going to want to escape from the town into the country
    更多的人将会想要逃离城市到乡村去。
16. It had the advantages of town and country combined.
    它兼具都市与乡村的优势。
17. We really went to town on it, turning it into a full, three-day show
    我们下了真功夫，把它办成了一场内容丰富、为时三天的展览。
18. The papers got hold of it and went to town on it
    报纸抓住这件事大做文章。
19. With £ 800 spending money for each couple, you can really go to town!
    每对人有800英镑的零花钱，你们真正可以大把花钱了！
20. He is an old flame of Sarah's, from her days as a single girl about town.
    他是萨拉的旧情人，是她作为单身时髦女郎时的旧爱。
21. Last Saturday, I was out on the town with my mate
    上个星期六我和老友晚上去闹市玩乐了。
22. Tim was just arriving home from a long night on the town.
    蒂姆在外面玩了一宿，刚刚到家。
23. She had agreed to have dinner with him in town the following weekend
    她答应下一个周末和他在城里共进晚餐。
24. We went for a drive around in town.
    我们乘车在城里兜了一圈。
25. A new town has grown up in this industrial district.
    在这个工业区兴起了一座新城市。
26. My friend and I returned to town by the midnight express.
    我和我朋友乘午夜的快车回城。
27. You've hit it this time. He's gone to town.
    你这次猜对了。他是进城去了。
28. I have a distant relative in this small town.
    在这个小镇上我有一个远亲。
29. The circus is in town.
    马戏团到了城里。

  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.

go to town (on sth)

• （尤指大量花钱地）大干一番
  to do sth with a lot of energy, enthusiasm, etc., especially by spending a lot of money

(out) on the town

• （尤指夜里）去娱乐场所玩
  visiting restaurants, clubs, theatres, etc. for entertainment, especially at night
  1. a night on the town
     去娱乐场所作乐的夜晚
  2. 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 town

• 同类中最重要的事物；唯一的选择
  the most important thing of a particular type, or the only thing that is available

a/the man about town

• 喜欢社交者；社交界名人
  a man who frequently goes to fashionable parties, clubs, theatres, etc.

paint the town red

• 花天酒地地玩乐；出没于各娱乐场所
  to go to a lot of different bars, clubs, etc. and enjoy yourself

noun

1. the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
   1. the whole town cheered the team

   Synonym:    townspeopletownsfolk

2. an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
   1. they drive through town on their way to work

3. an administrative division of a county
   1. the town is responsible for snow removal

   Synonym:    township