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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
  1. the whole town cheered the team
  Synonym:towntownsfolk

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• And now, my daughter, have no fear; I will do for you whatever you say: for it is clear to all my townspeople that you are a woman of virtue.
  女儿阿，现在不要惧怕，凡你所说的，我必照着行。我本城的人都知道你是个贤德的女子。
• You want us to do it in front of the townspeople?
  你想要我们在全镇人的面前杀了他？
• And most of the townspeople were in debt to him.
  大多数镇上的人都欠他钱。
• 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 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。
• We do our tests when the townspeople are asleep.
  我们在城镇居民熟睡时做实验。
• Farmers were meant to get an income comparable to that of townspeople
  农民的收入本应该与城里人的收入相当。
• The temptation of chocolate gradually awakens the townspeople's hidden appetites and newly discovered taste for freedom.
  巧克力的诱惑逐渐唤醒了小镇居民潜藏的欲望，激发了他们对心灵自由的向往。