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townie

/ˈtaʊni/

Meanings
noun

本地居民, 非大学人员。

A person living in a university area who is not associated with the university.

Examples :

"The townie family enjoyed the quiet evenings in their house, far from the bustling university area. "
那户本地居民家庭喜欢他们房子里安静的夜晚，远离喧嚣的大学区域。
person area society culture
noun

本地人，土著。

A person born and raised in an area of Massachusetts who is proud of his or her Irish-American community, culture, and heritage.

Examples :

"After living in Boston for just a few months, Sarah could easily spot a townie by their strong accent and unwavering loyalty to the local sports teams. "
在波士顿住了几个月后，莎拉很容易就能通过浓重的口音和对本地球队毫不动摇的忠诚，辨认出哪些是地道的本地爱尔兰裔马萨诸塞人。
culture person area history tradition society
noun

城里人，进城务工人员，不适应乡村生活的人。

A person who has moved from a town or city to a rural area. Especially, one who is perceived not to have adopted rural ways.

Examples :

"Even though Sarah moved to the country last year, she's still considered a townie because she prefers ordering takeout to cooking and always wears high heels, even when gardening. "
虽然莎拉去年就搬到了乡下，但她还是被当成一个“城里人”，因为她比起自己做饭更喜欢叫外卖，而且总是穿着高跟鞋，即使是 gardening 也不例外。
person culture society place
noun

本地人，老油条.

A person familiar with the town (urbanised centre of a city) and with going out on the town; a street-wise person.

Examples :

"Even though she'd only lived there a few years, Maria already felt like a townie, knowing all the best restaurants and quickest routes through the city. "
虽然玛丽亚只在那里住了几年，但她已经觉得自己像个本地老油条了，知道所有最好的餐馆和穿梭城市的最快路线。
person culture society area place human

Related Words

Illustration metropolitan

metropolitan noun

/mɛtɹəˈpɒlɪtən/ /mɛtɹɵˈpɑlɨtən/

都主教，大主教

"The metropolitan oversaw all the bishops in the region. "

这位都主教负责监管该地区的所有主教。

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urbanised verb

/ˈɜːrbənaɪzd/ /ˈɜːrbəˌnaɪzd/

城市化, 都市化

"The city council has plans to urbanise the rural area outside of town by building more apartments and shopping centres. "

市政委员会计划通过建造更多的公寓和购物中心，将镇外的乡村地区进一步城市化。

Illustration neighborhood

neighborhood noun

/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

睦邻，近邻关系，睦邻友好。

"Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."

我们之间仅存的邻里关系让我们不得不虚情假意地打招呼。

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

考虑， 细想

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

考虑到我们已经举办了三场大型活动，而今年才刚刚开始呢。

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

大学，高校。

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

我姐姐正在上大学，学习工程学。

Illustration gardening

gardening verb

/ˈɡɑːrdənɪŋ/ /ˈɡɑːrdnɪŋ/

园艺，种花，种菜。

"My grandmother enjoys gardening in her backyard. "

我奶奶很喜欢在后院种花种菜，搞园艺。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration community

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

社区，社群，团体

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

学校的师生和家长团体一起庆祝了年末节日。

Illustration unwavering

unwavering adjective

/ˌʌnˈweɪvərɪŋ/ /ʌnˈweɪvərɪŋ/

坚定不移，毫不动摇。

"Despite the challenging exams, Sarah maintained an unwavering focus on her studies. "

面对充满挑战的考试，萨拉对她的学业始终保持着坚定不移的专注。

Illustration perceived

perceived verb

/pəˈsiːvd/ /pɚˈsivd/

感知，觉察，意识到。

"The student perceived the teacher's frustration by the tone of her voice. "

学生从老师的语气中察觉到了她的沮丧。

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associated verb

/əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/ /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd/

联合，结盟。

"Our company associated with a local charity to help raise money for their programs. "

我们公司与一家当地慈善机构联合起来，帮助他们筹集项目资金。

Illustration restaurants

restaurants noun

/ˈrɛstəˌrɑːnts/ /ˈrɛstəˌrɒnts/

饭馆，餐馆。

"My family loves to try new restaurants in our city every weekend. "

每个周末，我的家人都喜欢去我们城市里尝试新的饭馆/餐馆。