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
- We do our tests when the townspeople are asleep.
我们在城镇居民熟睡时做实验。 - And most of the townspeople were in debt to him.
大多数镇上的人都欠他钱。 - Their family enjoys quite a bit of prestige among the townspeople.
他们家在城里颇有声望。 - Most of the townspeople have managed to get out.
大部分的居民成功逃脱了。 - 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。 - Several townspeople talk about meeting the@ Headless Horseman.
一些镇上的人在谈论遇见无头骑士的奇闻。 - 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。 - 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。 - But some of the townspeople do not praise the farmer for his action.
但这个镇上的一些人并没有称赞这位农民的行为。 - The townspeople have raised$ 9 million for a new museum.
镇民们为建造一座新的博物馆已经筹集了9百万美元。