downtown
n. 市中心区；市中心
adj. 市中心的
近义词：center，citycenter，innercity，towncenter，metropolis，down，businessdistrict，uptown，
双解释义
adv.(副词)
- 在商业〔闹市〕区 in the centre of a city, especially the main business and commercial district
- 往商业〔闹市〕区 the centre of a city, especially the main business and commercial district
英英释义
Noun
- the central area or commercial center of a town or city;
"the heart of Birmingham's downtown"
Adjective
- of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center;
"downtown Manhattan" "delinquents roaming the downtown streets"
Adverb
- toward or in the lower or central part of town
组词搭配
动词+～
- go downtown前往商业区
- live downtown住在闹市区
- move downtown搬往闹市区
例句
用作名词(n.)
- Most of the old buildings in the downtown were plucked down, and new ones erected.市中心的大部分建筑物都拆掉了，建起了新的房子。
- A new skyscraper has been put up downtown.市中心又建起了一座摩天大厦。
- The family lived far away from downtown.那家人住在离市中心很远的地方。
- Most of the old buildings in the downtown were plucked down, and new ones erected.市中心的大部分建筑物都拆掉了，建起了新的房子。
用作形容词(adj.)
- I have an apartment in downtown Manhattan.我在曼哈顿中心区有一套住房。
- She went so far as to rent downtown office space.她甚至还在市中心租用了办公地方。
词语用法
adv.(副词)
- downtown用作副词的意思是“在商业〔闹市〕区”,还可表示“往商业〔闹市〕区”。作“在商业〔闹市〕区”解时,一般与静态动词(如live)连用; 作“往商业〔闹市〕区”解时,往往与动态动词(如come, go, move等)连用,表示运动的方向。 downtown无比较级和最高级。