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| a night out on the town nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (evening at bar, party) | 夜间派对
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| | After I got my promotion, my friends and I went for a night out on the town to celebrate. |
| blow into town v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | US, slang (arrive unexpectedly) | 突然来访
tū rán lái fǎng |
| | | 偶然造访
ǒu rán zào fǎng |
| | | 意外到来
yì wài dào lái |
| | My friend just blew into town; we're going to go have dinner tonight. |
| Cape Town nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (city in South Africa) | 开普敦
kāi pǔ duì |
| | Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. |
city center (US),
city centre,
town centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (town: central area) | 市中心
shì zhōng xīn |
| | I don't want to drive through the city center in rush hour. |
city planning,
town planning nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (urban development) | 城市规划
chéng shì guī huà |
| | The city council is responsible for city planning. |
| commuter town nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (bedroom community) (市区周围承担居住职能的卫星城或社区) | 卧城，通勤镇
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| | I live in a commuter town just south of the city limits. |
| company town nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (city: owned by one business) (本义) | （由公司拥有、管理的）企业生活区，公司城
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| | All of the company's employees were required to live in the company town. |
| company town nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, figurative (town where one employer or industry is dominant) (比喻) | （随某公司或某行业兴起的）公司城
suí mǒu gōng sī huò mǒu háng yè xīng qǐ de gōng sī chéng |
| | Hershey, Pennsylvania, home of the chocolate by the same name, is a company town. |
| county town nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK (administrative city) | 郡的首府
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| | County towns were, historically, the capitals of Irish and United Kingdom counties. |
| ghost town nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (abandoned town) | 鬼城
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| | | 废城
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| go to town viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative (do [sth] lavishly, extravagantly) (比喻) | 寻欢作乐，尽情享乐，大把花钱
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| | Wow! Look at all this food - you've really gone to town! |
| home town nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (town or city where one grew up) | 故乡
gù xiāng |
| | | 老家
lǎo jiā |
| | | 家乡
jiā xiāng |
| | Linda had not been back to her home town of Sydney for many years. |
| home town nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (town or city where one lives) | 家乡
jiā xiāng |
| | | 家园
jiā yuán |
| | Pinehurst residents have plenty of reasons to be proud of their hometown. |
| jump town vtr + n | US, informal (flee, escape) | 逃脱
táo tuō |
| | | 逃离
táo lí |
| | | 跑路
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| | We better jump town before the police get here. |
old town,
Old Town nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (city: historic part) | 老城
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| one-horse town nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (very small town) | 乏味的小镇
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| | Reggie couldn't wait to grow up and leave that one-horse town. |
| out of town advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (away from home) | 外出
wài chū |
| | | 不在城里
bú zài chéng lǐ |
| 备注: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective. |
| | I'll be out of town for the next few days. I'll be out of town for two weeks. |
| out-of-town adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (situated outside town) | 城外的
chéng wài de |
| | | 镇外的
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| paint the town red v | figurative (celebrate, party) (比喻) | 狂欢，欢庆
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| | To celebrate their win, the whole football team went out to paint the town red. |
| shanty town nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (ghetto, slum) | 棚户区
péng hù qū |
| | People live in shanty towns because they have no other choice. |
sister city (US),
twin town (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (town twinned with another) | 姊妹城市
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| | | 姐妹城市
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| | | 友好城市
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| | Our sister city is in Germany. |
| skip town vtr + n | US, informal (flee) | 跑路
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| | | 逃走
táo zǒu |
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táo lí |
| | The fugitive skipped town when he learned that the police were coming after him. |
| small-town adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | pejorative (provincial, unenlightened) (轻蔑语) | 乡气的，小城镇的，偏狭的
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spa,
spa town nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (town with mineral spring) | 温泉胜地
wēn quán shèng dì |
| | Parts of many Jane Austen novels are set in the spa town of Bath. |
| town car nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (luxury vehicle) | 市内汽车
shì nèi qì chē |
| | The executive was picked up in a Lincoln town car. |
| town council nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (municipal government) | 镇议会
zhèn yì huì |
| | He was elected to the town council with a large majority of the votes. The town council has decided to raise taxes in the area. |
| town councillor nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK (member of municipal government) (英国英语) | 镇议会议员
zhèn yì huì yì yuán |
| | Town councillors don't receive salaries, but do receive annual allowances to pay for their time and expenses. |
| town crier nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb] who makes public announcements) | 街头宣告员
jiē tóu xuān gào yuán |
| | The town crier announced that the criminal would be publicly hanged. |
| town hall nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (city's council building) | 市政厅
shì zhèng tīng |
| | There's a meeting at the town hall tonight. |
| town house nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (home in a city) | 排屋
pái wū |
| | | 连排住房
lián pái zhù fáng |
| | Town houses usually share their side walls with similar buildings. |
| town house nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (terraced house) | 排屋
pái wū |
| | | 连排住房
lián pái zhù fáng |
| | The fire quickly spread to a row of town houses. |
| town house nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (large residence in a city) | 排屋
pái wū |
| | | 连排住房
lián pái zhù fáng |
| | George was rich enough to buy a town house in Manhattan. |
| town square nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (city's market place or public arena) | 城市广场
chéng shì guǎng chǎng |