downtown

英[daʊn'taʊn] 美[ˌdaʊn'taʊn]
  • n. 市中心区；市中心
  • adj. 市中心的
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星级词汇:
  • dowdy adj.过时的；邋遢的；寒酸的；懒散的

详细释义

    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

双语例句

1. There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight.
今夜闹市区交通繁忙。

来自《权威词典》

2. a downtown shopping plaza
市中心的购物区

来自《权威词典》

3. The city is providing free transportation to the stadium from downtown.
本市现在提供从市中心到体育场的免费交通。

来自《权威词典》

4. The councillors put the problem of downtown parking before the mayor.
议员们向市长提出了市内停车的问题.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. This was, New York apart, the first American city I had ever been in where people actually lived downtown.
除了纽约，这是我到过的第一个人们确实住在市中心的美国城市。

来自柯林斯例句

    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。
    用作副词 (adv.)
    用作状语
    1. We live downtown.
      我们住在闹市区。

用法讲解

adv. (副词)
  1. 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。
  2. downtown无比较级和最高级。
用作副词 (adv.)
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【邻近词汇】

downturn downtime downtowner downtown. downtown area downtown areas downtown style downtown street downtown Beijing downtown station Downtown traffic Downtown streets
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