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

• When the boys graduated from high school, Ann moved to a small town in Vermont
  当儿子们高中毕业后，安搬到佛蒙特州的一个小镇上居住。
• I live in a Hainan Island's small town, there has the beautiful sea and many coconut trees.
  我住在海南岛的一个小镇，那里有美丽的大海和很多椰子。
• 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。
• I was born in a small town.
  我出生在一个小镇。
• The small town boasted only one school.
  这座小城仅有一所学校。
• But I'm from a small town.
  我是从一个小镇来的。
• 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。
• I come from a small town.
  我来自一个小城镇。
• 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。
• The small town was surrounded by rolling country.
  小镇四周都是丘陵地带。