downtown

英 [daʊn'taʊn] 美 [ˌdaʊn'taʊn]

• n. 市中心区；市中心
• adj. 市中心的

双解释义

adv. (副词)

1. 在商业〔闹市〕区

   in the centre of a city, especially the main business and commercial district

2. 往商业〔闹市〕区

   the centre of a city, especially the main business and commercial district

英英释义

Noun:

1. the central area or commercial center of a town or city;

   "the heart of Birmingham's downtown"
   

Adjective:

1. of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center;

   "downtown Manhattan"
   "delinquents roaming the downtown streets"
   

Adverb:

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

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Most of the old buildings in the downtown were plucked down, and new ones erected.
   市中心的大部分建筑物都拆掉了，建起了新的房子。
2. A new skyscraper has been put up downtown.
   市中心又建起了一座摩天大厦。
3. The family lived far away from downtown.
   那家人住在离市中心很远的地方。
4. Most of the old buildings in the downtown were plucked down, and new ones erected.
   市中心的大部分建筑物都拆掉了，建起了新的房子。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. I have an apartment in downtown Manhattan.
   我在曼哈顿中心区有一套住房。
2. She went so far as to rent downtown office space.
   她甚至还在市中心租用了办公地方。

常见句型

用作副词 (adv.)

用作状语

1. We live downtown.
   我们住在闹市区。

经典引文

• Let's go downtown to the doughnut shop.

  出自： R. Jaffe

词汇搭配

用作副词 (adv.)

动词+～

• go downtown 前往商业区
• live downtown 住在闹市区
• move downtown 搬往闹市区

词语用法

adv. (副词)

1. downtown用作副词的意思是“在商业〔闹市〕区”,还可表示“往商业〔闹市〕区”。作“在商业〔闹市〕区”解时,一般与静态动词(如live)连用; 作“往商业〔闹市〕区”解时,往往与动态动词(如come, go, move等)连用,表示运动的方向。
2. downtown无比较级和最高级。

近反义词

【近义词】

• center 中心
• city center 市中心
• inner city 市中心区
• town center 城镇中心
• metropolis 大都市
• down 向下
• business district 商业区

【反义词】

• uptown