city

noun

/ˈsɪti/

(plural cities)

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[countable] a large and important town
- Parking is difficult in the city centre.
- It is one of the world's most beautiful cities.
- Riots occurred in all the major cities.
- the country’s capital city
- Mexico City has a population of more than 20 million people.
- Manchester City Football Club
- in a city We live in a big city.
- the city of… a map of the city of Boston
see also edge city, garden city, inner city, sister city
Wordfinder
- amenity
- city
- ghetto
- high-rise
- metropolitan
- population
- slum
- suburb
- town
- urban
Extra Examples
- Bonn is Oxford's twin city.
- Her native city is Tokyo.
- Rome is one of the great cities of the world.
- The building runs the length of a city block.
- The city grew rapidly in the 19th century.
- There's a park just outside the city.
- the host city for the Olympic Games
- the lost city of Atlantis
- the old walled city of Cartagena
- the sister cities of Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hiroshima, Japan
- The city of Boston is one of America's most historic cities.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- huge
- large
- …
verb + city
- build
- found
city + verb
- grow
- flourish
city + noun
- dweller
- slicker
- boy
- …
preposition
- in a/the city
- outside a/the city
phrases
- the centre/center of a city
- the heart of a city
- the middle of a city
- …
See full entry
[countable] (British English) a town that has been given special rights by a king or queen, usually one that has a cathedral
- the city of York
- Ely is a cathedral city in East Cambridgeshire.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- huge
- large
- …
verb + city
- build
- found
city + verb
- grow
- flourish
city + noun
- dweller
- slicker
- boy
- …
preposition
- in a/the city
- outside a/the city
phrases
- the centre/center of a city
- the heart of a city
- the middle of a city
- …
See full entry
[countable] (North American English) a town that has been given special rights by the state government
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- huge
- large
- …
verb + city
- build
- found
city + verb
- grow
- flourish
city + noun
- dweller
- slicker
- boy
- …
preposition
- in a/the city
- outside a/the city
phrases
- the centre/center of a city
- the heart of a city
- the middle of a city
- …
See full entry
[singular + singular or plural verb] all the people who live in a city
- The city turned out to welcome the victorious team home.
the City (of London)
[singular] (British English) the UK’s financial and business centre, in the oldest part of London; the people who work there
- a City stockbroker
- What is the City's reaction to the cut in interest rates?
Culture the Citythe CityThe business and financial centre of London is called the City or the City of London. It covers an area in east central London north of the River Thames, between Blackfriars Bridge and Tower Bridge. It is only about one square mile/2.5 square kilometres in size and is often referred to as the Square Mile.Many financial institutions have their head offices in the City, including the Bank of England in Threadneedle Street, the London Stock Exchange in Paternoster Square and Lloyd's of London in Lime Street. Many banks, insurance companies and stockbrokers (= companies that buy and sell shares for others) have been in the City many years. When journalists talk about ‘the City’ they are usually not referring to the place but to the people involved in business and commerce, as in: The City had been expecting poor results from the company. The financial businesses and organizations that are based further east, from the Square Mile, in the area known as Canary Wharf are also included in this extended use of the term ‘the City’.In the City old and new buildings stand next to each other. The most famous older buildings include St Paul's Cathedral, the Guildhall and the Mansion House, where the Lord Mayor of London lives. Tower 42, which is 600 feet/183 metres high, and 30 St Mary Axe, nicknamed ‘the Gherkin ’, are two of the City's more recent landmarks. The Shard, on the south side of the Thames, was opened in 2013 and is currently the tallest building in the UK. The Barbican Centre includes an art gallery, a theatre and a concert hall, as well as flats.Few people live in the City and at night the population is about 7 000. During the day it rises to about half a million, as business people commute (= travel from home to work) to the City by car, bus and train. In the past the traditional image of the City gent was of a businessman in a dark suit and bowler hat, carrying a briefcase (= a leather case for papers, etc.) and a newspaper or an umbrella. The expression She's something in the City means ‘She has an important job with a bank or firm of stockbrokers’, and suggests wealth and high social status.
Topics Moneyc2
[uncountable] (informal) used after other nouns to say that a place is full of a particular thing
- It's not exactly fun city here is it?
see also cardboard city

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cite, from Latin civitas, from civis ‘citizen’. Originally denoting a town, and often used as a Latin equivalent to Old English burh ‘borough’, the term was later applied to foreign and ancient cities and to the more important English boroughs. The connection between city and cathedral grew up under the Norman kings, as the episcopal sees (many had been established in villages) were removed to the chief borough of the diocese.

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单词	city
释义	city noun /ˈsɪti/ /ˈsɪti/ (plural cities) Idioms jump to other results enlarge image [countable] a large and important town Parking is difficult in the city centre. It is one of the world's most beautiful cities. Riots occurred in all the major cities. the country’s capital city Mexico City has a population of more than 20 million people. Manchester City Football Club in a city We live in a big city. the city of… a map of the city of Boston see also edge city, garden city, inner city, sister city Wordfinder amenity city ghetto high-rise metropolitan population slum suburb town urban Extra Examples Bonn is Oxford's twin city. Her native city is Tokyo. Rome is one of the great cities of the world. The building runs the length of a city block. The city grew rapidly in the 19th century. There's a park just outside the city. the host city for the Olympic Games the lost city of Atlantis the old walled city of Cartagena the sister cities of Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hiroshima, Japan The city of Boston is one of America's most historic cities. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big huge large … verb + city build found city + verb grow flourish city + noun dweller slicker boy … preposition in a/the city outside a/the city phrases the centre/center of a city the heart of a city the middle of a city … See full entry [countable] (British English) a town that has been given special rights by a king or queen, usually one that has a cathedral the city of York Ely is a cathedral city in East Cambridgeshire. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big huge large … verb + city build found city + verb grow flourish city + noun dweller slicker boy … preposition in a/the city outside a/the city phrases the centre/center of a city the heart of a city the middle of a city … See full entry [countable] (North American English) a town that has been given special rights by the state government Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big huge large … verb + city build found city + verb grow flourish city + noun dweller slicker boy … preposition in a/the city outside a/the city phrases the centre/center of a city the heart of a city the middle of a city … See full entry [singular + singular or plural verb] all the people who live in a city The city turned out to welcome the victorious team home. the City (of London) [singular] (British English) the UK’s financial and business centre, in the oldest part of London; the people who work there a City stockbroker What is the City's reaction to the cut in interest rates? Culture the Citythe CityThe business and financial centre of London is called the City or the City of London. It covers an area in east central London north of the River Thames, between Blackfriars Bridge and Tower Bridge. It is only about one square mile/2.5 square kilometres in size and is often referred to as the Square Mile.Many financial institutions have their head offices in the City, including the Bank of England in Threadneedle Street, the London Stock Exchange in Paternoster Square and Lloyd's of London in Lime Street. Many banks, insurance companies and stockbrokers (= companies that buy and sell shares for others) have been in the City many years. When journalists talk about ‘the City’ they are usually not referring to the place but to the people involved in business and commerce, as in: The City had been expecting poor results from the company. The financial businesses and organizations that are based further east, from the Square Mile, in the area known as Canary Wharf are also included in this extended use of the term ‘the City’.In the City old and new buildings stand next to each other. The most famous older buildings include St Paul's Cathedral, the Guildhall and the Mansion House, where the Lord Mayor of London lives. Tower 42, which is 600 feet/183 metres high, and 30 St Mary Axe, nicknamed ‘the Gherkin ’, are two of the City's more recent landmarks. The Shard, on the south side of the Thames, was opened in 2013 and is currently the tallest building in the UK. The Barbican Centre includes an art gallery, a theatre and a concert hall, as well as flats.Few people live in the City and at night the population is about 7 000. During the day it rises to about half a million, as business people commute (= travel from home to work) to the City by car, bus and train. In the past the traditional image of the City gent was of a businessman in a dark suit and bowler hat, carrying a briefcase (= a leather case for papers, etc.) and a newspaper or an umbrella. The expression She's something in the City means ‘She has an important job with a bank or firm of stockbrokers’, and suggests wealth and high social status. Topics Moneyc2 [uncountable] (informal) used after other nouns to say that a place is full of a particular thing It's not exactly fun city here is it? see also cardboard city Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cite, from Latin civitas, from civis ‘citizen’. Originally denoting a town, and often used as a Latin equivalent to Old English burh ‘borough’, the term was later applied to foreign and ancient cities and to the more important English boroughs. The connection between city and cathedral grew up under the Norman kings, as the episcopal sees (many had been established in villages) were removed to the chief borough of the diocese. 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