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uptown

英 ['ʌptaʊn] 美 [,ʌp'taʊn]

解释

n. 住宅区
adj. 住宅区的
adv. （美）在住宅区；（美）在城镇非商业区

※ 提供单词"uptown"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

uptown 市郊

参照downtown词源。

英文词源

uptown (adv.): 1802, "to or in the higher or upper portion of a town," from up (adv.) + town (n.). As an adjective from 1838. As this usually was the residential portion of a town (especially a port) the word had overtones of "residential quarter" as opposed to "commercial and industrial district." As a noun from 1946, often meaning "more prosperous area of town."

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例句和用法

1. He rode uptown and made his way to Bob's apartment.: 他乘车前往城外鲍勃的公寓。

2. Susan continued to live uptown.: 苏珊继续住在市郊。

3. There's a skating rink uptown.: 市郊有一个溜冰场。

4. They live in an apartment uptown.: 他们住在市郊的一套公寓。

5. New uptown is nearby the high way.: 新住宅区紧挨高速公路.