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

• This is an old, small town.
  这是一个古老的小镇。
• This magnificent show charts his meteoric rise from 'small town' country singer to top international Rock idol
  这场盛大的演出展示了他是如何从一个“小镇”乡村歌手一跃成为国际顶级摇滚偶像的。
• 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。
• I am from a small town.
  我来自一个小镇。
• It's a ticket that was designed to appeal to suburban and small town voters.
  这一竞选政策意在吸引郊区和小城镇选民。
• I live with my parents in a small town.
  我和父母住在一个小城镇；
• Quiet came over the small town at twi-light.
  暮色苍茫，那个小镇笼罩在一片静谧之中。
• She thought life in the small town was monotonous.
  她觉得小镇上的生活单调乏味。
• The small town was surrounded by rolling country.
  小镇四周都是丘陵地带。
• This has provided a rationale to more thorough go into village and small town system plan.
  这为更深进的研究村镇体系规划提供了理论基础。