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city

英 ['sɪtɪ] 美['sɪti]
  • n. 城市,都市
  • adj. 城市的;都会的

同义词辨析


city, town

这两个名词均含"城市"之意。

city: 一般指大城市或重要城市。

town: 一般指规模小的城镇,也指城市中的市区,有时也泛指城市。

双语例句


1. After years of neglect and decline the city was cleaning itself up.
多年的玩忽职守和经济萧条过后,这个城市在进行自我整顿。

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2. The journey ends in the ancient city of Marrakesh.
旅行的终点是马拉喀什古城。

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3. Leningrad was the third alien city to offer him a surrogate home.
列宁格勒是他在异地安家的第三个外国城市。

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4. Officers were going to retake sectors of the city.
军官们打算重新夺回该市的防御区。

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5. She had an entree into the city's culti-vated society.
她得以进入该城的上流社会。

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