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- n. 城市，都市
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1. the city centre
市中心
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2. one of the world's most beautiful cities
世界上最优美的城市之一
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3. a major city
大城市
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4. the country's capital city
这个国家的首都
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5. Mexico City
墨西哥城
- city (n.) c. 1200, from Old French cite "town, city" (10c., Modern French cité), from earlier citet, from Latin civitatem (nominative civitas; in Late Latin sometimes citatem) originally "citizenship, condition or rights of a citizen, membership in the community," later "community of citizens, state, commonwealth" (used, for instance of the Gaulish tribes), from civis "townsman," from PIE root *kei-(1) "to lie," also forming words for "bed, couch," and with a secondary sense of "beloved, dear."
city ★ / ˈsɪti ; NAmE ˈsɪti / noun ( plural cities ) 1 ★ [countable ] a large and important town 都市；城市 ◆ the city centre 市中心 ◆ one of the world's most beautiful cities 世界上最优美的城市之一 ◆ a major city 大城市 ◆ the country's capital city 这个国家的首都 ◆ Mexico City 墨西哥城 ☞ collocationsat town ☞see also inner city 2 [countable ] ( BrE) a town that has been given special rights by a king or queen, usually one that has a cathedral （由国王或女王授予特权，通常有大教堂的）特许市 ◆ the city of York 约克特许市 3 [countable ] ( NAmE) a town that has been given special rights by the state government （由政府授予特权的）特权市 4 ★ [singular + singular or plural verb ] all the people who live in a city 全市居民 ◆ The city turned out to welcome the victorious team home. 全市居民倾城而出欢迎凯旋归来的队伍。 5 the City [singular ] ( BrE) Britain's financial and business centre, in the oldest part of London 伦敦商业区，伦敦城（伦敦最古老的金融商务中心） ◆ a City stockbroker 伦敦商业区的证券经纪人 ◆ What is the City's reaction to the cut in interest rates? 伦敦金融界对削减利率的反应如何？ 6 [uncountable ] ( informal) used after other nouns to say that a place is full of a particular thing （用于其他名词之后）充满…的地方 ◆ It's not exactly fun city here, is it? 这里并不是好玩的地方，对吧？ IDIOMsee freedom city cities city / ˈsɪti ; NAmE ˈsɪti /
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