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
- Several townspeople talk about meeting the@ Headless Horseman.
一些镇上的人在谈论遇见无头骑士的奇闻。 - And most of the townspeople were in debt to him.
大多数镇上的人都欠他钱。 - Some townspeople surmise it's the devil's work, based on claw marks on the victims.
城里有些人猜测这是魔鬼干的，因为被害者身上的爪子印。 - 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。 - For centuries the townspeople mined this mineral for dye and pottery glaze.
数百年来，镇上的人们开采这种矿物用以染色，并给陶器上光。 - 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。 - We do our tests when the townspeople are asleep.
我们在城镇居民熟睡时做实验。 - The townspeople have raised$ 9 million for a new museum.
镇民们为建造一座新的博物馆已经筹集了9百万美元。 - Most of the townspeople have managed to get out.
大部分的居民成功逃脱了。 - Their family enjoys quite a bit of prestige among the townspeople.
他们家在城里颇有声望。