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    city 的英语意思

    citycity /ˈsɪti/ noun (plural cities) [countable] 查看全部语言翻译1a large important town规模大且重要的城市:  The nearest big city was St. Louis.最近的大城市是圣路易斯。 inner city2a)British English a large town that has been given an official title by a king or queen经国王或女王正式授予称号的大型城镇:  the city of Oxford牛津城 b)American English a town of any size that has definite borders and powers that were officially given by the state government具有明确边界和州政府正式授予权力的任意规模城镇:  The city of Cleveland celebrated its 200th birthday with fireworks and an outdoor concert.克利夫兰市以烟火和露天音乐会庆祝其建城200周年。3[usually singular] the people who live in a city居住在城市中的人们:  The city has been living in fear since last week’s earthquake.自上周地震以来,全城居民一直生活在恐惧之中。4 the city American English the government of a city城市政府;市政机构:  The city is working to improve public transportation.市政府正在努力改善公共交通。 CityCOLLOCATIONS词语搭配adjectives形容词a big/large/major city· They have stores in Houston, Dallas, and other big cities.他们在休斯顿、达拉斯及其他大城市设有门店。a great city (=very important and interesting)· Cairo is one of the world's great cities.开罗是世界著名的大城市之一。a capital city (=where the government of a country or state is)· Cuba's capital city is Havana.古巴的首都是哈瓦那。somebody's home/native city (=where they were born or grew up)· He said that he never wanted to leave his home city.他说他从不想离开自己的家乡城市。a cosmopolitan city (=full of people from different parts of the world)· San Francisco is a very cosmopolitan city.旧金山是一座非常国际化的城市。an industrial city· Sheffield is an industrial city in the north of England.谢菲尔德是英格兰北部的一座工业城市。a provincial city (=in a part of the country that is not near the capital)· There have been protests in the capital and in provincial cities.首都和各省会城市都爆发了抗议活动。an ancient city· the ancient city of Jerusalem古城耶路撒冷a historic city (=very old and with an interesting history)· Budapest is a beautiful and historic city.布达佩斯是一座美丽的历史名城。a cathedral city (=with a cathedral)· He went to university in the cathedral city of Durham.他在大教堂城市达勒姆上了大学。a university city (=with a university)· Uppsala is a university city.乌普萨拉是一座大学城。a walled city (=surrounded by a wall)· the old walled city of Alghero阿尔盖罗古老的城墙城市a twin city British English (=one that has a special relationship with a similar town in another country)· Strasbourg is Leicester's twin city in France.斯特拉斯堡是莱斯特在法国的姐妹城市。city + NOUNcity + 名词the city centre British English, the city center American English· The hotel is in the city centre.这家酒店位于市中心。the city limits American English (=the furthest parts of the city)· rural areas south of the city limits城市界限以南的农村地区city life· the advantages of city life城市生活的优势a city dweller (=someone who lives in a city)· In the summer, city dwellers escape to the sea.夏天,城市居民纷纷逃往海边避暑。a city street· Traffic was moving slowly along the city streets.车辆在城市街道上缓慢行驶。phrases短语in the heart of a city· The cathedral is right in the heart of the city.大教堂就坐落在城市的正中心。the outskirts of a city (=the edge)· There were several bombings on the outskirts of the city.城市郊区发生了数起爆炸事件。verbs动词found a city (=start developing a new city)· He founded the city of Baghdad in the 8th century.他在8世纪建立了巴格达城。THESAURUS同义词辨析place with houses, shops, and offices有住宅、商店和办公楼的地方city a large area with houses, shops, offices etc that is often the centre of government for an area. A city is bigger than a town拥有住宅、商店、办公楼等的大片区域,通常是某地区的行政中心。city 比 town 大: · The nearest big city is San Francisco.最近的大城市是旧金山。town a large area with houses, shops, offices etc. A town is smaller than a city拥有住宅、商店、办公楼等的大片区域。town 比 city 小: · La Coruña is a pretty seaside town.拉科鲁尼亚是一座美丽的海滨小城。capital (also capital city) the city where the government of a country or state is国家或州政府所在的城市: · We travelled to Budapest, the capital of Hungary.我们前往匈牙利首都布达佩斯。metropolis a big busy city that is full of people and activity人口众多、充满活力的大型繁忙城市: · After 1850 Paris grew quickly into a busy metropolis.1850年后,巴黎迅速发展成为一座繁忙的大都市。urban adjective [only before noun] relating to towns and cities与城镇和城市有关的: · Air pollution is particularly bad in urban areas.城市地区的空气污染尤为严重。· urban development城市发展outside part of city城市外围地区the outskirts the area around the edge of a city or just outside it城市边缘地带或紧邻城市外侧的区域: · Disneyland is on the outskirts of Paris.迪士尼乐园位于巴黎郊区。suburb an area around the edges of a city, where many people live位于城市边缘地带、有许多人居住的区域: · He lives in a suburb of London.他住在伦敦郊区。the suburbs: · More and more people are moving to the suburbs.越来越多的人迁居郊区。