small town

英 [ˈsmɔːl taʊn]

美 [ˈsmɔːl taʊn]

adj.  (通常指美国的小镇)民风淳朴友好的;(人)偏狭守旧的

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 smalltown


• ADJ (通常指美国的小镇)民风淳朴友好的;(人）偏狭守旧的
  Small townis used when referring to small places, usually in the United States, where people are friendly, honest, and polite, or to the people there.Small townis also sometimes used to suggest that someone has old-fashioned ideas.
  1. ...an idealized small-town America of neat, middle-class homes...
     理想化的富有小镇风情的美国，到处是整洁的中产阶级住宅
  2. The little small-town banks were traditionally very frightened that Wall Street would come to dominate the whole country...
     偏狭守旧的小银行通常都很害怕华尔街会控制整个国家。
  3. The guy in charge was the typical smalltown tyrant.
     管事者专横霸道，典型的小地方人。

英英释义

noun

• a community of people smaller than a town
  Synonym:villagesettlement

双语例句

• I was born in 1968 in a small town in Northwest China.
  我出生于1968年，中国西北方的一个小城镇。
• She thought life in the small town was monotonous.
  她觉得小镇上的生活单调乏味。
• I have a distant relative in this small town.
  在这个小镇上我有一个远亲。
• I come from a small town.
  我来自一个小城镇。
• I'm from a small town near Beijing.
  我是从北京附近的一个小城镇来的。
• A series of strange accidents took place in this small town.
  这个小镇里发生了一连串的奇怪事故。
• But if you have lived in a small town, you can make the best of both world.
  如果你是一个小市镇里住过，你就可两全其美了。
• I was born in a small town, up in the mountains.
  我出生在高山上的一个小镇。
• The repository of all important knowledge in a small town was the chief barman of the local pub.
  小镇上最无所不知的人就是当地酒吧里的服务员领班。
• I come from a small town in brazil, so big city life is quite a change for me.
  我来自巴西的一个小城镇，所以大城市的生活对我来说是一个不小的变化。