downtown
adjective[before noun],adverb
USuk/ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/us/ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/(UKcentral,centrally)A2
in or to the centralpartof acity:
在市中心(的);朝市中心(的)downtown Los Angeles洛杉矶市中心
a downtownaddress市内地址
Iworkdowntown, but Ilivein thesuburbs.我在城里上班,但住在郊区。
- Theregenerationof the city's downtowndockfrontwill put it on aparwith Nice or Cannes.
- Heworksin anofficetowerin downtownSanFrancisco.
- Vandalssmashedwindowsandoverturnedcarsin the downtownshoppingdistrict.
- I've got ameetingdowntown in 20minutesso I'll havelunchon thehoof.
- Weboughtatouristguideto downtown Seattle before weleft.
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
- skid
- slummy
- subdivision
- suburban
- Wimbledon
downtown
noun[U]
USuk/ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/us/ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/(UKcity centre)the centralpartof acity:
Thehotelissituatedtwomilesnorthof downtown.
Compare
uptownUS
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
- skid
- slummy
- subdivision
- suburban
- Wimbledon