townspeople
英 [ˈtaʊnzpiːpl]
美 [ˈtaʊnzpiːpl]
n. 镇民; 市民; 城里人; (某一城镇的)居民
BNC.22315 / COCA.13886
牛津词典
noun
- 镇民;市民;城里人;(某一城镇的)居民
people who live in towns, not in the countryside; the people who live in a particular town
柯林斯词典
- N-PLURAL 镇民;市民
Thetownspeopleof a town or city are the people who live there.- Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
食物短缺迫使很多市民到农村自己种粮食。
- Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
英英释义
noun
- the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
- the whole town cheered the team
双语例句
- The interests and value of the rising townspeople are reflected in bright entertainment;
在鲜明的娱乐色彩中,反映了新兴市民的趣味和价值观; - A wave of superstitious fear spread among the townspeople
盲目的恐惧感在市民中蔓延。 - Farmers were meant to get an income comparable to that of townspeople
农民的收入本应该与城里人的收入相当。 - Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
食物短缺迫使很多市民到农村自己种粮食。 - The flood cut the townspeople off from the rest of the world.
洪水割断了该镇居民与外界的联系。 - Some townspeople surmise it's the devil's work, based on claw marks on the victims.
城里有些人猜测这是魔鬼干的,因为被害者身上的爪子印。 - The townspeople and the garrison soldiers had no scruples about pledging allegiance to the rebel leader.
村民和士兵们纷纷向叛乱首领宣誓效忠。 - For centuries the townspeople mined this mineral for dye and pottery glaze.
数百年来,镇上的人们开采这种矿物用以染色,并给陶器上光。 - Nowadays, with the rapid development of it and information industry, cell phones play a dominant role in townspeople's life. but, like everything else, they have both favorable and unfavorable aspects.
如今,随着互联网和信息产业的发展,手机在人们的生活中扮演了重要的角色。但是,和其他事物一样,手机也有它好的方面和不好的方面。 - Most of the townspeople have managed to get out.
大部分的居民成功逃脱了。