City Town Capital English Government People ˈsɪti Large
This flashcard defines "city" as a large, important town, with its plural form being "cities." It provides pronunciation for both British and American English and offers usage examples. Additionally, it specifies distinct meanings within British and American English concerning cities' legal status and the collective population of a city.
The flashcard defines "city" as a large and important town, and also provides its plural form "cities". It includes pronunciation in both British and American English, and gives examples of its usage, such as "the city centre" and "one of the world's most beautiful cities". The entry also notes specific meanings related to British and American English legal definitions of a city and its use to refer to the entire population of a city.
city★/ˈsɪti; NAmEˈsɪti/noun _city_labels_comp.jpg _city.jpg (pluralcities)1★[countable ]a large and important town 都市；城市◆the city centre市中心◆one of the world's most beautiful cities世界上最优美的城市之一◆a major city大城市◆the country's capital city这个国家的首都◆Mexico City墨西哥城☞collocationsat
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inner city
2[countable ]( BrE) a town that has been given special rights by a king or queen, usually one that has a cathedral（由国王或女王授予特权，通常有大教堂的）特许市◆the city of York约克特许市3[countable ]( NAmE) a town that has been given special rights by the state government （由政府授予特权的）特权市4★[singular + singular or plural verb ]all the people who live in a city 全市居民◆The city turned out to welcome the victorious team home.全市居民倾城而出欢迎凯旋归来的队伍。5the City[singular ]( BrE) Britain's financial and business centre, in the oldest part of London 伦敦商业区，伦敦城（伦敦最古老的金融商务中心）◆a City stockbroker伦敦商业区的证券经纪人◆What is the City's reaction to the cut in interest rates?伦敦金融界对削减利率的反应如何？6[uncountable ]( informal) used after other nouns to say that a place is full of a particular thing （用于其他名词之后）充满…的地方◆It's not exactly fun city here, is it?这里并不是好玩的地方，对吧？IDIOMsee
1a large important town: The nearest big city was St. Louis. →
inner city
2a)British English a large town that has been given an official title by a king or queen: the city of Oxfordb)American English a town of any size that has definite borders and powers that were officially given by the state government: The city of Cleveland celebrated its 200th birthday with fireworks and an outdoor concert.3[usually singular] the people who live in a city: The city has been living in fear since last week’s earthquake.4 the city American English the government of a city: The city is working to improve public transportation. →
City
COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa big/large/major city· They have stores in Houston, Dallas, and other big cities.a great city (=very important and interesting)· Cairo is one of the world's great cities.a capital city (=where the government of a country or state is)· Cuba's capital city is Havana.somebody's home/native city (=where they were born or grew up)· He said that he never wanted to leave his home city.a cosmopolitan city (=full of people from different parts of the world)· San Francisco is a very cosmopolitan city.an industrial city· Sheffield is an industrial city in the north of England.a provincial city (=in a part of the country that is not near the capital)· There have been protests in the capital and in provincial cities.an ancient city· the ancient city of Jerusalema historic city (=very old and with an interesting history)· Budapest is a beautiful and historic city.a cathedral city (=with a cathedral)· He went to university in the cathedral city of Durham.a university city (=with a university)· Uppsala is a university city.a walled city (=surrounded by a wall)· the old walled city of Algheroa twin city British English (=one that has a special relationship with a similar town in another country)· Strasbourg is Leicester's twin city in France.city + NOUNthe city centre British English, the city center American English· The hotel is in the city centre.the city limits American English (=the furthest parts of the city)· rural areas south of the city limitscity life· the advantages of city lifea city dweller (=someone who lives in a city)· In the summer, city dwellers escape to the sea.a city street· Traffic was moving slowly along the city streets.phrasesin the heart of a city· The cathedral is right in the heart of the city.the outskirts of a city (=the edge)· There were several bombings on the outskirts of the city.verbsfound a city (=start developing a new city)· He founded the city of Baghdad in the 8th century.THESAURUSplace with houses, shops, and officescity a large area with houses, shops, offices etc that is often the centre of government for an area. A city is bigger than a town: · The nearest big city is San Francisco.town a large area with houses, shops, offices etc. A town is smaller than a city: · La Coruña is a pretty seaside town.capital (also capital city) the city where the government of a country or state is: · We travelled to Budapest, the capital of Hungary.metropolis a big busy city that is full of people and activity: · After 1850 Paris grew quickly into a busy metropolis.urban adjective [only before noun] relating to towns and cities: · Air pollution is particularly bad in urban areas.· urban developmentoutside part of citythe outskirts the area around the edge of a city or just outside it: · Disneyland is on the outskirts of Paris.suburb an area around the edges of a city, where many people live: · He lives in a suburb of London.the suburbs: · More and more people are moving to the suburbs.
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cities[13232]
城市(92%)，都市(5%)，特权市(1%)，特许市(1%)，全体市民(1%)
n.城市，都市
adj.城市的；都会的
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