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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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. →
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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. →
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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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