vil‧lage S1 W1 / vɪlɪdʒ / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a very small town in the countryside :

a little fishing village

village school/shop/church etc

2 the village the people who live in a village :

The whole village came to the meeting.

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + village

small/little/tiny They come from a small village in Laos.

pretty/picturesque There are many pretty villages nearby.

remote (= one that is far away from larger towns ) We need to get food aid to the more remote villages.

quiet/sleepy (= one where there is not a lot of activity ) Downham was a sleepy little village, with a road barely wide enough for one car.

a fishing village Once a fishing village, this is now a friendly, lively international resort.

a mountain/hilltop village The paths lead to picturesque mountain villages.

village + NOUN

the village hall/school/shop/church A meeting will be held at the village hall on Tuesday.

the village green (= area of grass for everyone to use ) a cricket match on the village green

village life (= all the activities in a village ) She had always taken an active part in village life.