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downtown

美[ˌdaʊn'taʊn]  英[daʊn'taʊn]
n.  市中心区;市中心
adj.  市中心的
  近义词:center,citycenter,innercity,towncenter,metropolis,down,businessdistrict,uptown,

双解释义

adv.(副词)
  1. 在商业〔闹市〕区 in the centre of a city, especially the main business and commercial district
  2. 往商业〔闹市〕区 the centre of a city, especially the main business and commercial district

英英释义

Noun
  1. the central area or commercial center of a town or city;

    "the heart of Birmingham's downtown"

Adjective
  1. of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center;

    "downtown Manhattan" "delinquents roaming the downtown streets"

Adverb
  1. toward or in the lower or central part of town

组词搭配

动词+~
  1. go downtown前往商业区
  2. live downtown住在闹市区
  3. move downtown搬往闹市区

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. Most of the old buildings in the downtown were plucked down, and new ones erected.市中心的大部分建筑物都拆掉了,建起了新的房子。
  2. A new skyscraper has been put up downtown.市中心又建起了一座摩天大厦。
  3. The family lived far away from downtown.那家人住在离市中心很远的地方。
  4. Most of the old buildings in the downtown were plucked down, and new ones erected.市中心的大部分建筑物都拆掉了,建起了新的房子。
用作形容词(adj.)
  1. I have an apartment in downtown Manhattan.我在曼哈顿中心区有一套住房。
  2. She went so far as to rent downtown office space.她甚至还在市中心租用了办公地方。

词语用法

adv.(副词)
    downtown用作副词的意思是“在商业〔闹市〕区”,还可表示“往商业〔闹市〕区”。作“在商业〔闹市〕区”解时,一般与静态动词(如live)连用; 作“往商业〔闹市〕区”解时,往往与动态动词(如come, go, move等)连用,表示运动的方向。 downtown无比较级和最高级。
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