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.- 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。
- Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
英英释义
noun
- the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
- the whole town cheered the team
双语例句
- For centuries the townspeople mined this mineral for dye and pottery glaze.
数百年来，镇上的人们开采这种矿物用以染色，并给陶器上光。 - 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。 - Few townspeople collaborated with the occupying army.
没有几个市民与占领军合作。 - We arrange with the townspeople to billet the students.
我们和镇上人协商给学生提供宿舍。 - 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。 - Some townspeople surmise it's the devil's work, based on claw marks on the victims.
城里有些人猜测这是魔鬼干的，因为被害者身上的爪子印。 - 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。 - As the gates open he is welcomed and celebrated by the family of the princess and the townspeople.
城堡之门打开了，公主的家人和全镇的人民都欢迎他，为他庆祝。 - Several townspeople talk about meeting the@ Headless Horseman.
一些镇上的人在谈论遇见无头骑士的奇闻。 - But some of the townspeople do not praise the farmer for his action.
但这个镇上的一些人并没有称赞这位农民的行为。