cit‧y S1 W1 / sɪti / 名词 ( 复数形式 cities ) [可数名词]
1 a large important town :
The nearest big city was St. Louis. → inner city
2
a) British English a large town that has been given an official title by a king or queen :
the city of Oxford
b) American English a town of any size that has definite borders and powers that were officially given by the state government :
The city of Cleveland celebrated its 200th birthday with fireworks and an outdoor concert.
3 [通常单数形式] the people who live in a city :
The city has been living in fear since last week’s earthquake.
4 the city American English the government of a city :
The city is working to improve public transportation. → City, the
COLLOCATIONS
形容词
a big/large/major city They have stores in Houston, Dallas, and other big cities.
a great city (= very important and interesting ) Cairo is one of the world’s great cities.
a capital city (= where the government of a country or state is ) Cuba’s capital city is Havana.
somebody’s home/native city (= where they were born or grew up ) He said that he never wanted to leave his home city.
a cosmopolitan city (= full of people from different parts of the world ) San Francisco is a very cosmopolitan city.
an industrial city Sheffield is an industrial city in the north of England.
a provincial city (= in a part of the country that is not near the capital ) There have been protests in the capital and in provincial cities.
an ancient city the ancient city of Jerusalem
a historic city (= very old and with an interesting history ) Budapest is a beautiful and historic city.
a cathedral city (= with a cathedral ) He went to university in the cathedral city of Durham.
a university city (= with a university ) Uppsala is a university city.
a walled city (= surrounded by a wall ) the old walled city of Alghero
a twin city British English (= one that has a special relationship with a similar town in another country ) Strasbourg is Leicester’s twin city in France.
名词
the city centre British English , the city center American English The hotel is in the city centre.
the city limits American English (= the furthest parts of the city ) rural areas south of the city limits
a city dweller (= someone who lives in a city ) In the summer, city dwellers escape to the sea.
city life the advantages of city life
a city street Traffic was moving slowly along the city streets.
短语
in the heart of a city The cathedral is right in the heart of the city.
the outskirts of a city (= the edge ) There were several bombings on the outskirts of the city.
动词
found a city (= start developing a new city ) He founded the city of Baghdad in the 8th century.
THESAURUS
place with houses, shops, and offices
city a large area with houses, shops, offices etc that is often the centre of government for an area. A city is bigger than a town : The nearest big city is San Francisco.
town a large area with houses, shops, offices etc. A town is smaller than a city : La Coruña is a pretty seaside town.
capital ( also capital city ) the city where the government of a country or state is : We travelled to Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
metropolis a big busy city that is full of people and activity : After 1850 Paris grew quickly into a busy metropolis.
urban 形容词 [仅用于名词前] relating to towns and cities : Air pollution is particularly bad in urban areas. | urban development
outside part of city
the outskirts the area around the edge of a city or just outside it : Disneyland is on the outskirts of Paris.
suburb an area around the edges of a city, where many people live : He lives in a suburb of London. | the suburbs : More and more people are moving to the suburbs.