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

• Displayed for the local townspeople by an allied officer.
  展示在当地人和盟军面前。
• And most of the townspeople were in debt to him.
  大多数镇上的人都欠他钱。
• The instant Romeo disappeared from sight, the townspeople rushed onto the street.
  罗密欧才刚消失不见，城里的居民立刻就冲到街上来。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We've got to tell the townspeople!
  我们已经告诉了市民！
• Few townspeople collaborated with the occupying army.
  没有几个市民与占领军合作。
• 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；