| 复合形式： |
| 英语 | 中文 |
| a night out on the town n | (evening at bar, party) | SCSimplified Chinese 夜间派对 |
| After I got my promotion, my friends and I went for a night out on the town to celebrate. |
| blow into town v expr | US, slang (arrive unexpectedly) | SCSimplified Chinese 突然来访 tū rán lái fǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 突然來訪 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 偶然造访 tū rán lái fǎng，ǒu rán zào fǎng |
| SCSimplified Chinese 意外到来 tū rán lái fǎng，yì wài dào lái |
| My friend just blew into town; we're going to go have dinner tonight. |
| Cape Town n | (city in South Africa) | SCSimplified Chinese 开普敦 kāi pǔ duì
TCTraditional Chinese 開普敦 |
| Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. |
city center (US),
city centre,
town centre (UK) n | (town: central area) | SCSimplified Chinese 市中心 shì zhōng xīn
TCTraditional Chinese 市中心 |
| I don't want to drive through the city center in rush hour. |
city planning,
town planning n | (urban development) | SCSimplified Chinese 城市规划 chéng shì guī huà
TCTraditional Chinese 城市規劃 |
| The city council is responsible for city planning. |
| commuter town n | (bedroom community) (市区周围承担居住职能的卫星城或社区) | SCSimplified Chinese 卧城，通勤镇 |
| I live in a commuter town just south of the city limits. |
| company town n | US (city: owned by one business) (本义) | SCSimplified Chinese （由公司拥有、管理的）企业生活区，公司城 yóu gōng sī yōng yǒu guǎn lǐ de qǐ yè shēng huó qū，gōng sī chéng |
| All of the company's employees were required to live in the company town. |
| company town n | US, figurative (city: one big employer) (比喻随某公司或某行业兴起的) | SCSimplified Chinese 公司城 gōng sī chéng |
| SCSimplified Chinese 工业城 |
| Hershey, Pennsylvania, home of the chocolate of the same name, is a company town. |
| 赫尔西和宾夕法尼亚都是公司城，拥有同名的巧克力产品。 |
| county town n | UK (administrative city) | SCSimplified Chinese 郡的首府 |
| County towns were, historically, the capitals of Irish and United Kingdom counties. |
| ghost town n | (abandoned town) | SCSimplified Chinese 鬼城 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 废城 |
| go to town v expr | figurative (do [sth] lavishly, extravagantly) | SCSimplified Chinese 寻欢作乐，尽情享乐，大把花钱 xún huān zuò lè ，jìn qíng xiǎng lè ，dà bǎ huā qián
TCTraditional Chinese 尋歡作樂，盡情享樂 |
| Wow! Look at all this food - you've really gone to town! |
| hill town n | (urban area in a mountain region) | SCSimplified Chinese 山城 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 山中小镇 |
| home town n | (town or city where one grew up) | SCSimplified Chinese 故乡 gù xiāng
TCTraditional Chinese 故鄉 |
SCSimplified Chinese 老家 gù xiāng，lǎo jiā
TCTraditional Chinese 老家 |
SCSimplified Chinese 家乡 gù xiāng，jiā xiāng
TCTraditional Chinese 家鄉 |
| Linda had not been back to her home town of Sydney for many years. |
| home town n | (town or city where one lives) | SCSimplified Chinese 家乡 jiā xiāng
TCTraditional Chinese 家鄉 |
SCSimplified Chinese 家园 jiā xiāng ，jiā yuán
TCTraditional Chinese 家園 |
| Pinehurst residents have plenty of reasons to be proud of their hometown. |
| jump town vtr + n | US, informal (flee, escape) | SCSimplified Chinese 逃脱 táo tuō |
| SCSimplified Chinese 逃离 táo tuō，táo lí |
| SCSimplified Chinese 跑路 |
| We better jump town before the police get here. |
man about town,
man-about-town n | (socially active man) | SCSimplified Chinese 善于处事的人 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 善于交际的人 shàn yú jiāo jì de rén |
| market town n | (with regular market) | SCSimplified Chinese 集镇 |
| new town n | (self-sufficient urban community) | SCSimplified Chinese 新镇 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 新城区 |
old town,
Old Town n | (city: historic part) | SCSimplified Chinese 老城 |
| This restaurant has a beautiful view over the orange rooftops of Dubrovnik's Old Town. |
| one-horse town n | (very small town) | SCSimplified Chinese 乏味的小镇 |
| Reggie couldn't wait to grow up and leave that one-horse town. |
| out of town adv | (away: from home, work) | SCSimplified Chinese 外出 wài chū |
| SCSimplified Chinese 出差 |
SCSimplified Chinese 出门，出行 chū mén ，chū xíng
TCTraditional Chinese 出門 |
| I'll be out of town for the next few days. |
| Our project manager is out of town for the next three weeks. |
| be out on the town v expr | (enjoy a city's hotspots) | SCSimplified Chinese 去城里闲逛 |
| go out on the town v expr | (enjoy a city's hotspots) | SCSimplified Chinese 去城里游玩 |
| out-of-town adj | (situated outside town) | SCSimplified Chinese 城外的 chéng wài de |
| SCSimplified Chinese 镇外的 |
| The new out-of-town shopping complex is likely to draw footfall away from the city centre. |
paint the town red,
paint the town v expr | figurative (go out and celebrate) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 狂欢，欢庆 kuáng huān，huān qìng |
| To celebrate their win, the whole football team went out to paint the town red. |
| ride [sb] out of town v expr | US, figurative (force to leave) | SCSimplified Chinese 赶出 gǎn chū |
SCSimplified Chinese 赶走 gǎn chū，gǎn zǒu
TCTraditional Chinese 趕走 |
| The gangster rode his rivals out of town. |
shantytown,
also UK: shanty town n | (slums, makeshift housing) | SCSimplified Chinese 贫民窟 pín mín kū
TCTraditional Chinese 貧民窟 |
SCSimplified Chinese 贫民区 pín mín kū，pín mín qū
TCTraditional Chinese 貧民區 |
SCSimplified Chinese 棚户区 pín mín kū，péng hù qū
TCTraditional Chinese 貧民窟 |
| The shantytown at the edge of the city has a high crime rate. |
sister city (US),
twin town (UK) n | (town twinned with another) | SCSimplified Chinese 姊妹城市 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 姐妹城市 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 友好城市 |
| Our sister city is in Germany. |
| skip town vtr + n | US, informal (flee) | SCSimplified Chinese 跑路 |
SCSimplified Chinese 逃走 táo zǒu
TCTraditional Chinese 逃走 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 逃离 táo lí |
| The fugitive skipped town when he learned that the police were coming after him. |
| small-town adj | pejorative (provincial, unenlightened) (轻蔑语) | SCSimplified Chinese 乡气的，小城镇的，偏狭的 xiāng qì de，xiǎo chéng zhèn de，piān xiá de
TCTraditional Chinese 偏狹的 |
spa,
spa town n | (town with mineral spring) | SCSimplified Chinese 温泉胜地 wēn quán shèng dì
TCTraditional Chinese 溫泉勝地 |
| Parts of many Jane Austen novels are set in the spa town of Bath. |
| the talk of the town n | (what, who everyone is talking about) | SCSimplified Chinese 热门话题
TCTraditional Chinese 熱門話題 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 非常流行的话题 |
| toast of the town n | (celebrated person) | SCSimplified Chinese 名人 míng rén |
| SCSimplified Chinese 受敬仰的人 |
| tourist town n | (city visited by holidaymakers) | SCSimplified Chinese 旅游小镇 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 度假小镇 |
| town car n | (luxury vehicle) | SCSimplified Chinese 市内汽车 shì nèi qì chē
TCTraditional Chinese 市內汽車 |
| The executive was picked up in a Lincoln town car. |
| town council n | (municipal government) | SCSimplified Chinese 镇议会 zhèn yì huì
TCTraditional Chinese 鎮議會 |
| 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 n | UK (member of municipal government) (英国英语) | SCSimplified Chinese 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 n | ([sb] who makes public announcements) | SCSimplified Chinese 街头宣告员 jiē tóu xuān gào yuán |
| The town crier announced that the criminal would be publicly hanged. |
| town hall n | (city's council building) | SCSimplified Chinese 市政厅 shì zhèng tīng
TCTraditional Chinese 市政府 |
| There's a meeting at the town hall tonight. |
| 今晚在市政厅有场会议。 |
| town house n | (home in a city) | SCSimplified Chinese 排屋 pái wū |
| SCSimplified Chinese 连排住房 pái wū，lián pái zhù fáng |
| Town houses usually share their side walls with similar buildings. |
| town house n | (terraced house) | SCSimplified Chinese 排屋 pái wū |
| SCSimplified Chinese 连排住房 pái wū，lián pái zhù fáng |
| The fire quickly spread to a row of town houses. |
| town house n | (large residence in a city) | SCSimplified Chinese 排屋 pái wū |
| SCSimplified Chinese 连排住房 pái wū，lián pái zhù fáng |
| George was rich enough to buy a town house in Manhattan. |
| town square n | (city's market place or public arena) | SCSimplified Chinese 城市广场 chéng shì guǎng chǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 城市廣場 |
| Once a month, the town square hosts a market selling local produce. |
