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 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。 - Some townspeople surmise it's the devil's work, based on claw marks on the victims.
城里有些人猜测这是魔鬼干的，因为被害者身上的爪子印。 - 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。 - 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？ - Displayed for the local townspeople by an allied officer.
展示在当地人和盟军面前。 - 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。 - For centuries the townspeople mined this mineral for dye and pottery glaze.
数百年来，镇上的人们开采这种矿物用以染色，并给陶器上光。 - 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。 - And most of the townspeople were in debt to him.
大多数镇上的人都欠他钱。