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
- We do our tests when the townspeople are asleep.
我们在城镇居民熟睡时做实验。 - 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。 - 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。 - Most of the townspeople have managed to get out.
大部分的居民成功逃脱了。 - And most of the townspeople were in debt to him.
大多数镇上的人都欠他钱。 - Few townspeople collaborated with the occupying army.
没有几个市民与占领军合作。 - The students were reckless fellows who often fought with the townspeople.
学生们都常常卤莽地和镇上的人搏斗。 - Farmers were meant to get an income comparable to that of townspeople
农民的收入本应该与城里人的收入相当。 - 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。 - 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。