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
- A wave of superstitious fear spread among the townspeople
盲目的恐惧感在市民中蔓延。 - 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。 - Few townspeople collaborated with the occupying army.
没有几个市民与占领军合作。 - 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 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； - Most of the townspeople have managed to get out.
大部分的居民成功逃脱了。 - The townspeople allied themselves in the fight for lower taxes.
市民在为降低税收的斗争中联合起来了。 - 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。