city

US [ˈsɪti]
UK ['sɪti]
  • n.城市;都市;(由国王或女王授予特权,通常有大教堂的)特许市
  • Web伦敦城市大学;所在城市;居住城市
Plural Form:cities  
city
n.
1.
[c]
都市;城市a large and important town
the city centre
市中心
one of the world's most beautiful cities
世界上最优美的城市之一
a major city
大城市
the country's capital city
这个国家的首都
Mexico City
墨西哥城
2.
[c]
(由国王或女王授予特权,通常有大教堂的)特许市a town that has been given special rights by a king or queen, usually one that has a cathedral
the city of York
约克特许市
3.
[c]
(由政府授予特权的)特权市a town that has been given special rights by the state government
4.
[singspv]
全市居民all the people who live in a city
The city turned out to welcome the victorious team home.
全市居民倾城而出欢迎凯旋归来的队伍。
5.
[sing]
伦敦商业区,伦敦城(伦敦最古老的金融商务中心)Britain's financial and business centre, in the oldest part of London
a City stockbroker
伦敦商业区的证券经纪人
What is the City's reaction to the cut in interest rates?
伦敦金融界对削减利率的反应如何?
6.
[u]
(informal)
(用于其他名词之后)充满…的地方used after other nouns to say that a place is full of a particular thing
It's not exactly fun city here, is it?
这里并不是好玩的地方,对吧?

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