| 词汇 | market-town |
| 释义 | market town noun[ C ] uk /ˈmɑː.kɪt ˌtaʊn/ us /ˈmɑːr.kɪt ˌtaʊn/ a small town in the countryside, especially in Europe, that has a regular market and acts as a business centre for surrounding farms and villages: 集镇（定期举行集市贸易的小镇，为周围农场及村庄的贸易中心） a quiet market town in Northumberland诺森伯兰的一个静宁的集镇 Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general) aerotropolis anti-city anti-urban boom town Brummie burgher Cantabrigian central city civic conurbation metropolitan metropolitan elite multi-city municipal native place non-municipal open city small-town smoke urbanite Examples of market townmarket town Numerous farms and entire villages were deserted in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, and not one single markettown was founded between 1350 and 1400. The development of the urban system was thus largely dependent on the territorial and mercantile rights embedded in the markettown charters. She lived alone in a comfortable bungalow on the outskirts of a thriving markettown. The definition of a markettown is not straightforward. Permission to circumvent the closest markettown when importing and exporting certain goods was given in particular to inhabitants of larger islands without market towns. However, they made practically no difference to the preference for rural versus markettown versus urban destination. It will provide an opportunity for an after-school club in nearly every village and markettown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, the two general practices in the nearby markettown are full. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an attractive old markettown, although more could be done to make it more attractive still. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, a markettown is not separated from its suburbs and the area it serves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one wishes to go into a markettown, often one can go only by car because there is no possible alternative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The old-age pensioners who live there and who have no motor cars cannot travel to the markettown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every markettown possessed its local brewery, where the local farmers could sell their barley to the brewers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This particular farm is about four miles from a railway station, and over 20 miles from the nearest markettown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I had gone to a horsecoper in our neighbouring markettown to buy a spare hunter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of market town 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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