| 词汇 | boom-town |
| 释义 | boom town noun[ C ] uk /ˈbuːm ˌtaʊn/ us /ˈbuːm ˌtaʊn/ a town that experiences sudden economic growth新兴城市 Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general) aerotropolis anti-city anti-urban Brummie burgher Cantabrigian central city civic conurbation garden city metropolitan metropolitan elite multi-city municipal native place non-municipal open city small-town smoke urbanite He looks to me like one of these confidence men who abound in the western boom towns—men who can talk the other fellow into putting his last cent into some 'sure thing.' 'Sure thing,' he repeated disgustedly. The place was as busy as a boom town in the oil country. boom town | American Dictionaryboom town noun[ C ] us/ˈbum ˌtɑʊn/ a small town that grows quickly as a result of a sudden increase in local economic activity Examples of boom townboom town Romford has become a boomtown in recent years, with growing developments of commercial and retail property. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Albans is something of a boomtown, having excellent location and great beauty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Braintree is a housing boomtown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Corby is a marvellous example of a town that was wholly dependent on one industry, but which is no longer so dependent—and it is now a boomtown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Out on the frontier, the first need for a boomtown was a newspaper. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The community incorporated for the first time in 1870 and was a boomtown, with as many as fifty businesses, in the early 1870s. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bagillt remained a hard-working boomtown for more than a century. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Blacksburg became a boomtown and hotels and saloons were built for the new visitors. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Aurora's mines were so rich that the boomtown attracted miners to the area from all over the west. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Goldenville, being the most popular for miners, was a boomtown; previously no bigger than it is today, overnight it boomed to hundreds, probably even thousands of people. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Portie became a boomtown. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Johannesburg, like many other boom towns, grew rapidly and with little planning, and thus the city covers an extremely large area. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I visited that town recently and it is an absolute boomtown, with two or three ships alongside each quay. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was a boomtown in those days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was a boomtown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of boom 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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