| 单词 | dormitory town |
| 释义 | dormitory town noun[C] UKuk/ˈdɔː.mɪ.tər.i ˌtaʊn/us/ˈdɔːr.mə.tɔːr.i ˌtaʊn/(USbedroom community)aplacefrom which manypeopletravelinordertoworkin abiggertownorcity （市内工作者的）郊外住宅区Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
dormitory town| Business Englishdormitory town noun[C] UKukus(alsodormitory suburb);(USbedroom community)aplacewhere manypeoplewhoworkin abiggertownorcitylive: Originally adormitorytownfor Liverpoolmerchants,itspopularityincreasedaspartof thefashionableseasideresortof New Brighton. Examplesofdormitory towndormitory town First, we are all agreed that we do not want dormitory towns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many large cities or conurbations are surrounded by commuter belts, also known as metropolitan areas, commuter towns, dormitory towns, or bedroom communities. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For this reason, they are also called dormitory towns, bedroom communities, or commuter towns. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It will, in effect, they say, in the course of time create adormitorytown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What has been a thriving industrially-based city will become adormitorytownwhich everyone leaves to go to work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he want the new town to become adormitorytownand eventually a slum or a balanced community? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It will make us a vastdormitorytownand make two landowners very rich. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a primarily rural residential town that hasdormitorytownstatus. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This is bothdormitorytownand harbour city. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At this time, work started on building new factories and industrial areas, to avoid the town becoming adormitorytown. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Since 1945, it serves mostly as adormitorytownfor the larger towns in the area. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Tokoroa was at that time mainly a service/dormitorytownto the mill facilities. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is used mainly as adormitorytownfor various workers who work in the regional capital and its environs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After the railway closed in 1950 the village became an attractivedormitorytownand the ensuing 50 years have seen rapid growth. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The city is now a largedormitorytownwith little community life, devoid of a centre of its own. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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