How do you use "town" in a sentence?

I grew up in a small town in Yorkshire. Shall we go into town this afternoon? The town centre gets very busy on Saturdays.

town

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Significado: A place with houses and buildings larger than a village but smaller than a city

城镇，市镇

pueblo, ciudad pequeña

町、市街地

마을, 시내

'Town' refers to an urban area smaller than a city. In British English, 'town' often refers to a local commercial centre, as in 'going into town' to shop. 'Town centre' is the main shopping area. 'Out of town' means away from home or outside the urban area.

「town」指比城市小的城镇区域。在英式英语中，「town」通常指当地的商业中心，如「going into town」去购物。「town centre」是主要购物区。「out of town」意为不在家或在城区以外。

«Town» se refiere a un área urbana más pequeña que una ciudad. En inglés británico, «town» a menudo se refiere al centro comercial local, como en «going into town» para ir de compras. «Town centre» es la zona comercial principal. «Out of town» significa fuera de casa o fuera del área urbana.

「town」は市より小さい都市部を指します。イギリス英語では、「town」は買い物に行く「going into town」のように、地元の商業中心地を指すことが多いです。「town centre」は主要なショッピングエリアです。「out of town」は家から離れている、または市街地の外という意味です。

'Town'은 도시보다 작은 도시 지역을 말합니다. 영국 영어에서 'town'은 쇼핑하러 'going into town'처럼 지역 상업 중심지를 가리키는 경우가 많습니다. 'Town centre'는 주요 상업 지역입니다. 'Out of town'은 집을 떠나 있거나 도심 밖에 있다는 뜻입니다.

Ejemplos

I grew up in a small town in Yorkshire.
我在约克郡的一个小镇长大。
Crecí en un pequeño pueblo de Yorkshire.
私はヨークシャーの小さな町で育ちました。
저는 요크셔의 작은 마을에서 자랐습니다.
Shall we go into town this afternoon?
今天下午我们去市中心好吗？
¿Vamos al centro esta tarde?
今日の午後、街に行きましょうか？
오늘 오후에 시내에 갈까요?
The town centre gets very busy on Saturdays.
市中心周六非常热闹。
El centro del pueblo se llena mucho los sábados.
町の中心部は土曜日はとても混雑します。
시내 중심부는 토요일에 매우 붐빕니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old English 'tūn' meaning 'enclosed piece of land, farmstead, estate'. Originally just a fenced area or homestead, it gradually came to mean a settlement. Cognate with German 'Zaun' (fence) and Dutch 'tuin' (garden). Many English place names end in '-ton' from this root.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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