| 词汇 | example_english_nearest-town |
| 释义 | nearest towncollocation in Englishmeanings of nearand townThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with town. near adjective[before noun] uk /nɪər/ us /nɪr/ not far away in distance, time, characteristics, ... See more at near town noun uk /taʊn/ us /taʊn/ a place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, etc., and usually larger than a village but smaller than ... See more at town Examples of nearest townThese 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. There was no electricity, no running water, and the few dirt roads connecting the settlements to the nearesttown turned into a quagmire after every rain. The site is 34 km from the nearest areas of permanent domicile and nearly 70 km by road from the nearesttown. Traditional medical practitioners are the only source of treatment for day-to-day ailments; for problems of a more serious nature, people have to travel to the nearesttown. The nearesttown which offers a bank and other services is about six miles away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a slaughterhouse in the nearesttown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many villagers travel to and from the nearesttown, where they work in factories and workshops. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The nearesttown is hundreds of miles away and road haulage is a specialised business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One hospital does not take all its patients from the nearesttown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The inhabitants often have to work in the nearesttown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We could not undertake the task of conveying everybody seven miles to the nearesttown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I live in a hamlet in which there is no bus connection to the nearesttown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Doctors will, normally, group in the nearesttown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my constituency, many people live miles from the nearesttown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will get into their cars and drive to the nearesttown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many shareholders are retired people living in cottages a long way from the nearesttown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are building between 50 and 60 units for low-cost occupation out in the country, eight miles from the nearesttown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In many parts of the country a farmer will go into the nearesttown only once a week, or perhaps once a fortnight, or even once a month. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If he is to get the recruits he must provide headquarters in the nearesttown in which the men can train; and would he review the matter? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of my own farmer friends in remote villages where there is no transport regularly convey their workers to the nearesttown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of near Go to the definition of town See other collocations with town |
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