downtown

adverb

/ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/

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in or towards the centre of a city, especially its main business area在市中心，往市中心（尤指商業中心區）
- to go/work downtown到商業中心區去；在商業中心區工作
Collocations Town and country
Town and country城鎮與鄉村Town城鎮
- live in a city/a town/an urban environment/(informal) a concrete jungle/the suburbs/shanty towns/slums住在城裏／鎮上／城區／混凝土叢林／郊區／棚戶區／貧民窟
- live (especially North American English) downtown/in the downtown area/(British English) in the city centre住在市中心
- enjoy/like the hectic pace of life/the hustle and bustle of city life喜歡忙碌的生活節奏／城市生活的熱鬧
- cope with the stress/pressure of urban life應對城市生活的壓力
- get caught up in the rat race卷入大城市裏爲財富、權力等的瘋狂追逐中
- prefer/seek the anonymity of life in a big city更喜歡／追求大城市裏人與人互不相識的生活
- be drawn by/resist the lure of the big city被大城市的誘惑所吸引；抵禦大城市的誘惑
- head for the bright lights (of the big city/New York)奔向（大城市／紐約）五光十色的生活
- enjoy/love the vibrant/lively nightlife享受／喜愛充滿生機的夜生活
- have/be close to all the amenities擁有／緊靠各種便利設施
- be surrounded by towering skyscrapers/a soulless urban sprawl被高聳入雲的摩天大樓／毫無生氣的城市拓展區所包圍
- use/travel by/rely on (British English) public transport/(North American English) public transportation使用／出行乘坐／依賴公共交通
- put up with/get stuck in/sit in massive/huge/heavy/endless/constant traffic jams忍受／陷入大面積／嚴重的／沒完沒了的／持續的交通堵塞
- tackle/ease/reduce/relieve/alleviate the heavy/severe traffic congestion處理／緩解嚴重的交通堵塞
- be affected/choked/damaged by pollution受到污染的影響；被污染嗆得透不過氣；受到污染的傷害
Country鄉村
- live in a village/the countryside/an isolated area/a rural backwater/(informal) the sticks住在村裏／鄉村／偏僻的地區／落後的鄉村／偏遠的鄉村地區
- enjoy/like the relaxed/slower pace of life享受／喜歡悠閒／緩慢的生活節奏
- enjoy/love/explore the great outdoors享受／喜歡／探索藍天碧野
- look for/find/get/enjoy a little peace and quiet尋找／找到／得到／享受一點甯靜與安甯
- need/want to get back/closer to nature需要／想要回去／接近大自然
- be surrounded by open/unspoilt/picturesque countryside四周被空曠的／未被污染的／風景如畫的鄉村環繞
- escape/quit/get out of/leave the rat race逃離／退出城市中你死我活的競爭
- seek/achieve a better/healthy work-life balance尋求／達到工作與生活更好的／健康的平衡
- downshift to a less stressful life選擇壓力較小的生活
- seek/start a new life in the country在鄉村尋求／開始一種新的生活
- (British English, informal) up sticks/ (North American English, informal ) pull up stakes and move to/head for…
- create/build/foster a strong sense of community樹立／培養強烈的社群意識
- depend on/be employed in/work in agriculture依賴／從事農業
- live off/farm/work the land靠土地爲生；耕種土地
- tackle/address the problem of rural unemployment解決農村失業問題
compare midtown, town centre, uptownTopics Shoppingb2, Businessb2, Buildingsb2

downtown

adjective

/ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/

[only before noun] (especially North American English)

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in, towards or typical of the centre of a city, especially its main business area在市中心，往市中心（尤指商業中心區）
- a downtown store鬧市區的商店
compare uptownTopics Buildingsb2, Shoppingb2