downtown

英 [ˈdaʊntaʊn , ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn] 美 [ˈdaʊntaʊn , ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn]

adv.  在市中心,往市中心(尤指商业中心区)
n.  市中心区; (市中)商业区

比较级:downtowner

高考考研TOEFLIELTS

Collins.2 / BNC.18944 / COCA.3116



牛津词典

adv.

  1. 在市中心,往市中心(尤指商业中心区)
    in or towards the centre of a city, especially its main business area
    1. to go/work downtown
      到商业中心区去;在商业中心区工作

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ 商业区的;市中心的
    Downtown places are in or towards the centre of a large town or city, where the shops and places of business are.
    1. ...an office in downtown Chicago.
      位于芝加哥市中心的办事处
    2. Downtown is also an adverb.
    3. By day he worked downtown for American Standard...
      白天他在市中心为美标公司工作。
    4. You have to be downtown in a hurry.
      你得赶快去市中心。
    5. Downtown is also a noun.
    6. ...in a large vacant area of the downtown.
      在市中心的一大块空地上
    7. ...Ardastra Gardens, a short taxi ride from downtown.
      阿德斯特拉公园,离市区车程不远

双语例句

  1. This was, New York apart, the first American city I had ever been in where people actually lived downtown.
    除了纽约,这是我到过的第一个人们确实住在市中心的美国城市。
  2. McNally now owns a clutch of uberchic downtown celebrity hangouts.
    如今麦克内利在市中心拥有一片极其时尚的高档休闲场所。
  3. The image of karen, her breathtaking beauty, warm smile and gentle voice, stayed with Nim through the remainder of the drive downtown.
    凯伦的形象,她那惊人的美貌、热情的微笑和柔和的声音在尼姆驾车去市内的路上一直在他的脑海中萦绕。
  4. Next up we went to a classic car show downtown and to The Popcorn Museum.
    接下来,我们去市中心看了老爷车展,然后去了爆米花博物馆。
  5. Before I know it, I am signing an 18-month contract to join an expensive American gym downtown.
    在我知道它之前,我签署了一项为期18个月的合同,加入了市中心一家昂贵的美国健身房。
  6. I've been downtown and I saw just what I wanted.
    我去了市区,看到了一件我正想要的东西。
  7. I have an apartment in downtown Manhattan.
    我在曼哈顿中心区有一套住房。
  8. Where can I find the airport bus to downtown?
    我在哪儿能乘坐到市中心的公共汽车?
  9. That is the bus plying between downtown and our school.
    那是往返于市中心和我们学校之间的车。
  10. I have to commute between the university town and the downtown area every day.
    我天天上班在大学城和市区之间往返奔波。
  11. I live in a narrow street downtown.
    我住在市中心一条狭窄的街道里。
  12. My father joined the City Club, which occupied three top floors of an office building downtown.
    我父亲参加了城市俱乐部,它占据了市中心一个办公楼最顶部的三层。
  13. Even if it rains in the afternoon, I will go downtown with you.
    即使下午有雨,我也和你一起去市里。
  14. Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven are walkable if you stay at a downtown hotel.
    紫禁城和天坛是步行游览如果你留在市中心的一个酒店。
  15. There's a cafe downtown.
    商业区那边有个咖啡屋。
  16. At the first day, they went to the museum in the downtown.
    第一天他们去了位于中心的()博物馆()。
  17. And I took her to the downtown to see a dentist this afternoon.
    今天下午,我带她到市里面去看牙医了。
  18. It's very convenient to go to school or the downtown from where we stay.
    从我们的住处到学校和市中心都很方便。
  19. She dropped me off downtown in tokyo.
    她在东京同我分手了。
  20. The entire downtown Manhattan lost power.
    整个曼哈顿市中心都停电了。
  21. I'm downtown* at the corner of Fourth Street and Washington Avenue.
    我在市中心,在第四大街和华盛顿路的街角。
  22. I was there not protesting as I choose to occupy a job instead of the streets of downtown.
    我当时在场,我不是抗议的,因为我选择了占领工作而不是占领街道。
  23. We walked a couple of blocks until we came upon the downtown El Paso Public Library.
    我们走了几个街区,来到了市中心的埃尔帕索公共图书馆。
  24. Going downtown I met a friend of mine.
    我到市区时遇到我的一个朋友。
  25. I went downtown to watch a flick with my roommate yesterday.
    我昨天和室友去市区看电影了。
  26. I am a tour guide, and I work for a travel agency in downtown Kaohsiung.
    我是一个导游,我在高雄市中心的旅行社工作。
  27. My radio won't work. I guess I'll have to take it downtown and get it fixed.
    我的收音机不工作了。我想我将不得不把他带到市区去修理了。
  28. I've booked a room for three nights at the Prince Hotel in the downtown area.
    我在市中心的王子酒店订了一个房间,住三个晚上。
  29. We went for a walk downtown.
    我们去城里散步了。

英英释义

noun

  1. the central area or commercial center of a town or city
    1. the heart of Birmingham's downtown

    Synonym:    business district

adj

  1. of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center
    1. downtown Manhattan
    2. delinquents roaming the downtown streets

adv

  1. toward or in the lower or central part of town