noun🔗Share城镇，市镇。 A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city."This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns."这个镇子真的很危险，因为这些年轻人都持有贝雷塔手枪。areageographypropertyarchitecturegovernmentplacesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share城镇，市镇 Any more urbanized center than the place of reference.""People from the small village often drive to the towns nearby to do their grocery shopping because the stores are bigger and have more choices." "村里的人们经常开车去附近的城镇买菜，因为那里的商店更大，选择更多。placeareageographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share城镇，集镇 A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week."Many towns in medieval England grew around areas where farmers gathered weekly to buy and sell goods. "中世纪英格兰的许多集镇都是在农民每周聚集买卖货物的地区发展起来的。geographyhistoryplacesocietyeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share镇民，市民 The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university."The annual university festival brings together both the towns and the gowns for a weekend of celebration. "一年一度的大学节把镇民和师生们聚集在一起，共同庆祝一个周末。culturesocietyeducationplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share城镇，市镇. Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion."Call me when you get to town."你到镇上的时候给我打电话。placeareageographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share城镇，城市。 A major city, especially one where the speaker is located."My family and I moved to the towns of San Francisco, and it's been a big change. "我家搬到了旧金山这座大城市，真是个很大的改变。placegeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share城镇，市镇. A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part."Many small towns in New England hold annual town meetings where residents vote directly on local laws and budgets. "在新英格兰，许多小型市镇每年都会举行市民大会，居民在会上直接投票决定当地的法律和预算。governmentpoliticsorganizationareaplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share村镇，集镇. An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor."Although not common usage today, in historical documents we might find reference to the early towns that protected a lord's estate from raiders. "虽然现在不常见，但在历史文献中，我们可能会看到关于早期“庄园村镇”的记载，它们用来保护领主的地盘免受袭击者的侵扰.propertyarchitecturehistoryplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share城镇，市镇 The whole of the land which constituted the domain."The lord's towns included all the fields, forests, and villages within his territory. "这位领主的城镇包括他领地内的所有田地、森林和村庄.areageographynationplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share城镇，市镇 A collection of houses enclosed by fences or walls.""Many old towns in Europe were once surrounded by stone walls for protection." "欧洲的许多古老城镇，过去都曾被石墙围绕以作保护。architectureareageographypropertyplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share村庄，农庄. A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard."The farmer kept the chickens in the towns near the barn to protect them from foxes. "农夫把鸡养在谷仓附近的农庄里，以保护它们免受狐狸的侵害。agriculturepropertyplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
