townspeople
英 [ˈtaʊnzpiːpl]
美 [ˈtaʊnzpiːpl]
n. 镇民; 市民; 城里人; (某一城镇的)居民
BNC.22315 / COCA.13886
牛津词典
noun
- 镇民；市民；城里人；（某一城镇的）居民
people who live in towns, not in the countryside; the people who live in a particular town
柯林斯词典
- N-PLURAL 镇民;市民
Thetownspeopleof a town or city are the people who live there.- Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
食物短缺迫使很多市民到农村自己种粮食。
- Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
英英释义
noun
- the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
- the whole town cheered the team
双语例句
- The flood cut the townspeople off from the rest of the world.
洪水割断了该镇居民与外界的联系。 - Luke does not specify the sin, but both she and the townspeople knew what it was, and this debt of sin was overwhelming to her.
路加并没有具体说明她犯了甚么罪，但她自己和她的同乡都心知肚明，而这罪债是她无力偿还的。 - The instant Romeo disappeared from sight, the townspeople rushed onto the street.
罗密欧才刚消失不见，城里的居民立刻就冲到街上来。 - Several townspeople talk about meeting the@ Headless Horseman.
一些镇上的人在谈论遇见无头骑士的奇闻。 - The townspeople allied themselves in the fight for lower taxes.
市民在为降低税收的斗争中联合起来了。 - We've got to tell the townspeople!
我们已经告诉了市民！ - The townspeople and the garrison soldiers had no scruples about pledging allegiance to the rebel leader.
村民和士兵们纷纷向叛乱首领宣誓效忠。 - The interests and value of the rising townspeople are reflected in bright entertainment;
在鲜明的娱乐色彩中，反映了新兴市民的趣味和价值观； - We do our tests when the townspeople are asleep.
我们在城镇居民熟睡时做实验。 - A wave of superstitious fear spread among the townspeople
盲目的恐惧感在市民中蔓延。