1. | [c] 都市;城市a large and important town |
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 |
2. | [c] (由国王或女王授予特权,通常有大教堂的)特许市a town that has been given special rights by a king or queen, usually one that has a cathedral |
the city of York 约克特许市 |
3. | [c] (由政府授予特权的)特权市a town that has been given special rights by the state government |
4. | [singspv] 全市居民all the people who live in a city |
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。 |
5. | [sing] 伦敦商业区,伦敦城(伦敦最古老的金融商务中心)Britain's financial and business centre, in the oldest part of London |
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. | [u] (informal) (用于其他名词之后)充满…的地方used after other nouns to say that a place is full of a particular thing |
It's not exactly fun city here, is it? 这里并不是好玩的地方,对吧? |