English Dictionary

town

/taʊn/

noun

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, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)

I grew up in a small town.

意味（1）

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, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)

This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns.

意味（2）

Any more urbanized centre than the place of reference.

I'll be in Yonkers, then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks at the Garden tonight.

意味（3）

(UK, historical) A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.

意味（4）

The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.

意味（5）

(colloquial) Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.

Call me when you get to town.

意味（6）

A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.

There's always a business theme, even underlying happy hours. You're never off the clock in this town.

意味（7）

(law) A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.

意味（8）

(obsolete) An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor; by extension, the whole of the land which constituted the domain.

意味（9）

(UK, Scotland, dialect, obsolete) A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.

意味（10）

(England, traditional, also Town, in phrases such as 'in town' or 'to town') London, especially central London.