单词 | town |
释义 | Word Frequency town(taʊn) noun 1. a. a densely populated urban area, typically smaller than a city and larger than a village, having some local powers of government and a fixed boundary b. (as modifier) town life ▶ Related adjective: urban2. a city, borough, or other urban area 3. (in the US) a territorial unit of local government that is smaller than a county; township 4. the nearest town or commercial district 5. London or the chief city of an area 6. the inhabitants of a town 7. the permanent residents of a university town as opposed to the university staff and students Compare gown (sense 3)8. go to town 9. on the town Derived forms townish (ˈtownish) adjective townless (ˈtownless) adjective Word origin Old English tūn village; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse tūn, Old High German zūn fence, Old Irish dūn |
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