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

• 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。
• He has been warder in the small town's prison for 20 years.
  他已经在这座小城的监狱里当了20年的狱吏了。
• Whenthe new road was built, the small town was transformed into a large city.
  新的公路建成之后，这个小镇就变成了一个大城市了。
• I was born in a small town.
  我出生在一个小镇。
• 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。
• 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。
• A man and a woman live in a small town.
  有一个男的和一个女的住在小城镇里。
• 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 was born in a small town, up in the mountains.
  我出生在高山上的一个小镇。
• This is an old, small town.
  这是一个古老的小镇。