uptown
adverb,adjective[before noun]
USuk/ˌʌpˈtaʊn/us/ˌʌpˈtaʊn/in or towards thenorthernpartof acityortown,especiallyif there is not muchbusinessorindustrythere:
在(或往)城镇的北部(地)(尤指非商业区或非工业区);在(或向)市郊(地);离开市中心(地)We couldwalkuptown or we could take thetrain.我们可以步行到城北,也可以坐火车去。
I can getlunchinChinatownforhalfof what itcostsuptown.我可以在唐人街吃午饭,花费只需市郊餐馆的一半。
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downtownadjectiveadverbUS
Towns & regions: areas in towns & cities
- anti-development
- arrondissement
- backstreet
- backstreets
- borough
- botanic garden
- business park
- council estate
- housing estate
- industrial estate
- marketplace
- on skid rowidiom
- outer ring
- science park
- shantytown
- slummy
- subdivision
- suburb
- suburban
- Wimbledon