borough
borough 英 [ˈbʌrə] 美 [ˈbɜroʊ]
n. 区；自治的市镇
名词复数:boroughs
- A borough is a town that has its own government. It also can be a part of a big city that has powers of self-government. Manhattan is just one of the five boroughs that make up New York City.
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- n. 区；自治的市镇
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1. Like most Londoners, Matt and Gen shop, meet their friends and go to restaurants in their own borough.
跟大多数伦敦人一样，马特和吉纳买东西、见朋友、外出就餐都是在自己居住的那个区。
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2. Luton borough Council said it was awaiting full details of the proposal before assessing whether it could approve in-flight weddings.
卢顿区理事会称，目前该机构正在等待有关空中婚礼方案的所有详细内容，之后才能评估其是否可行。
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3. Few people make the effort to visit the rest of the city, says Garth Jackson, 27, who runs St Christopher’s Inn, a hostel in borough High Road.
很少有人会花力气去参观这个城市的其他地方，27岁的加思·杰克逊说。 加思是高路区圣克里斯托弗旅馆的老板。
- borough (n.) Old English burg, burh "a dwelling or dwellings within a fortified enclosure," from Proto-Germanic *burgs "hill fort, fortress" (source also of Old Frisian burg "castle," Old Norse borg "wall, castle," Old High German burg, buruc "fortified place, citadel," German Burg "castle," Gothic baurgs "city"), from PIE root *bhergh- (2) "high," with derivatives referring to hills, hill forts, and fortified elevations.
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