town/taʊn/

n. a place where people live and work, which is larger than a village and smaller than a city

n. [C; U] 城镇，城：I was born in a small town. 我出生在一个小镇。

◇[town of sth] the Town of Oxford 牛津镇

◇my home town 我的家乡

◇This is the largest supermarket in town. 这是镇里最大的超市。

◇go into town 去镇（商业）中心

音组-own/-aʊn/

brown; down; drown; gown; town

用法表示市中心时常无the。town还可以指称“全城人”，此时要加the，如：The town has heard the news. 镇上的人已经知道这个消息。