townspeople
英 ['ta?nzpi?p(?)l]
美['ta?nz'pipl]
- n. 市民；鎮(zhèn)民；城里生長的人
英文詞源
- townspeople (n.)
- 1640s, from genitive of town + people.
雙語例句
- 1. A wave of superstitious fear spread among the townspeople.
- 盲目的恐懼感在市民中蔓延。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The flood cut the townspeople off from the rest of the world.
- 洪水割斷了該鎮(zhèn)居民與外界的聯(lián)系.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. The troops were there to protect the townspeople.
- 部隊駐扎在那里以保護(hù)市民.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
- 食物短缺迫使很多市民到農(nóng)村自己種糧食。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The townspeople sent a petition to the government asking for electric light for the town.
- 市民向政府遞交請愿書,要求為該市安裝電燈.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》