uptown
英 ['?pta?n]
美[,?p'ta?n]
- n. 住宅區(qū)
- adj. 住宅區(qū)的
- adv. （美）在住宅區(qū)；（美）在城鎮(zhèn)非商業(yè)區(qū)
TEM4低頻詞暢通詞匯
中文詞源
uptown 市郊
參照downtown詞源。
英文詞源
- 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."
雙語例句
- 1. He rode uptown and made his way to Bob's apartment.
- 他乘車前往城外鮑勃的公寓。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Susan continued to live uptown.
- 蘇珊繼續(xù)住在市郊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. There's a skating rink uptown.
- 市郊有一個溜冰場。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. They live in an apartment uptown.
- 他們住在市郊的一套公寓。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. New uptown is nearby the high way.
- 新住宅區(qū)緊挨高速公路.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》