town的读音 town中文意思

英音  [taʊn] 
美音  [taʊn] 
n. 城镇,市镇;小村庄;城镇居民;商业中心
复数: towns
易混淆的单词: Town
中文词源
town 城镇
来自古英语 tun,村庄,围场,居住区,来自 Proto-Germanic*tuna,栏杆,围栏,来自 PIE*dheue, 围,围住,词源同 down,tune.后用于指城镇,在过去与 city 常混用。
town 用法和例句
Such men were common in town .
镇上这样的人比比皆是。
They came to town in desperation .
他们带着绝望来到镇上。
Unemployment in the town is zero .
该镇的失业率为0。
The front boasts eight town councillors .
国民阵线甚至还拥有8个镇议员。
Was it a city or a town ?
它是个城市还是个小镇?