townspeople

英 [ˈtaʊnzpiːpl]

美 [ˈtaʊnzpiːpl]

n.  镇民; 市民; 城里人; (某一城镇的)居民

BNC.22315 / COCA.13886

牛津词典

noun

• 镇民；市民；城里人；（某一城镇的）居民
  people who live in towns, not in the countryside; the people who live in a particular town

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 镇民;市民
  Thetownspeopleof a town or city are the people who live there.
  1. Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
     食物短缺迫使很多市民到农村自己种粮食。

英英释义

noun

• the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
  1. the whole town cheered the team
  Synonym:towntownsfolk

双语例句

• Most of the townspeople have managed to get out.
  大部分的居民成功逃脱了。
• You want us to do it in front of the townspeople?
  你想要我们在全镇人的面前杀了他？
• Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
  食物短缺迫使很多市民到农村自己种粮食。
• Displayed for the local townspeople by an allied officer.
  展示在当地人和盟军面前。
• The flood cut the townspeople off from the rest of the world.
  洪水割断了该镇居民与外界的联系。
• Nowadays, with the rapid development of it and information industry, cell phones play a dominant role in townspeople's life. but, like everything else, they have both favorable and unfavorable aspects.
  如今，随着互联网和信息产业的发展，手机在人们的生活中扮演了重要的角色。但是，和其他事物一样，手机也有它好的方面和不好的方面。
• We do our tests when the townspeople are asleep.
  我们在城镇居民熟睡时做实验。
• The interests and value of the rising townspeople are reflected in bright entertainment;
  在鲜明的娱乐色彩中，反映了新兴市民的趣味和价值观；
• The townspeople have raised$ 9 million for a new museum.
  镇民们为建造一座新的博物馆已经筹集了9百万美元。
• He was interested in humorous poems, joking commentaries on the news, and satirical observations of fellow townspeople.
  他对幽默诗，诙谐的新闻评论以及讽刺当地市民的小品文感兴趣。