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"town" in Chinese (Simplified)

城镇小镇

Definition

城镇是指比城市小但比村庄大的有人居住的地方,通常有自己的地方政府和服务。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

既用于正式又用于非正式场合;‘town’通常指比城市小但有地方政府的小型城镇。常见搭配有‘stown’, ‘town center’。不同于更大的‘city’。也有‘going to town’表示非常投入做某事的用法。

Examples

I live in a small town near the mountains.

我住在靠近山的一座小**镇**上。

The town has a market every Saturday morning.

那个**城镇**每个星期六早上都有市场。

She moved to the town to study at the university.

她搬到这个**城镇**去上大学。

After work, we like to walk around the town and grab coffee.

下班后,我们喜欢在**城镇**里走走喝咖啡。

He really went to town decorating his new house.

他真的很用心地装饰自己的新**城镇**(这里指装饰非常用力,意为'全力以赴')。

The town is much quieter during the winter months.

冬季的时候,这个**城镇**安静了许多。