uptown
柯林斯词典
1. ADV If you go uptown, or go to a place uptown, you go away from the centre of a city or town towards the edge. Uptown sometimes refers to a part of the city other than the main business district. 在市郊; 非商業區[美國英語] [ADV after v]
He rode uptown and made his way to Bob's apartment. 他騎車到市郊,來到鮑勃的公寓。
Susan continued to live uptown. 囌珊繼續住在市郊。
2. ADJ Uptown is also an adjective. 市郊的[ADJ n]
...uptown clubs. …市郊的俱樂部。
...a small uptown radio station. …市郊的一個小電台。
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uptown /ˈʌpˈtaʊn/
剑桥词典
- in or towards the northern part of a city or town , especially if there is not much business or industry there
在(或往)城鎮的北部(地)(尤指非商業區或非工業區);在(或曏)市郊(地);離開市中心(地)
We could walk uptown or we could take the train . 我們可以步行到城北,也可以坐火車去。
I can get lunch in Chinatown for half of what it costs uptown. 我可以在唐人街喫午飯,花費衹需市郊餐館的一半。
比較
downtown adjective adverb 返回 uptown