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。
• The small town became the centre of the whole country's attention.
  这个小县城成了全国注目的地方。
• But I'm from a small town.
  我是从一个小镇来的。
• 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。
• Quiet came over the small town at twi-light.
  暮色苍茫，那个小镇笼罩在一片静谧之中。
• 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 live with my parents in a small town.
  我和父母住在一个小城镇；
• The small town boasted only one school.
  这座小城仅有一所学校。
• I come from a small town.
  我来自一个小城镇。
• This has provided a rationale to more thorough go into village and small town system plan.
  这为更深进的研究村镇体系规划提供了理论基础。