| 单词 | city centre |
| 释义 | > as lemmascity centre city centre n. the central part of a city, esp. that which forms its main business or commercial district; (in early use also) †a city that is a centre (obsolete); now frequently attributive, as city centre office, city centre shop, etc. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [noun] > parts of city city centre1834 inner city1968 1834 Tait's Edinb. Jrnl. Feb. 40/2 At the hour of nine in the morning, they [sc. the City streets] are seen thronging with living beings, pouring in from every suburban radius to the great city centre. 1882 J. R. Green Making of Eng. v. 214 Canterbury, the earliest city-centre of the new England. 1904 G. B. Shaw Common Sense of Munic. Trading viii. 73 In city centres..the [housing] schemes are commercially hopeless. 1957 J. Braine Room at Top xxx. 244 The maze of side-streets off the city centre. 1965 P. H. Mann Approach to Urban Sociol. (1970) vi. 181 The neighbourhood..does not compete seriously with the larger city centre shops, cinemas and dance halls. 1983 Texas Monthly June 68 (advt.) Warm welcome, superb lodging, cuisine and city-center location. 2004 Transport Policy 11 6/1 The main city centre streets were not fully pedestrianised. < as lemmas |
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