| 词汇 | dormitory-town |
| 释义 | dormitory town noun[ C ] UKuk /ˈdɔː.mɪ.tər.i ˌtaʊn/ us /ˈdɔːr.mə.tɔːr.i ˌtaʊn/(USbedroom community) a place from which many people travel in order to work in a bigger town or city（市内工作者的）郊外住宅区 Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general) aerotropolis anti-city anti-urban boom town Brummie burgher Cantabrigian central city civic conurbation garden city metropolitan elite multi-city municipal native place non-municipal open city small-town smoke urbanite dormitory town | Business Englishdormitory town noun[ C ] UKukus(alsodormitory suburb); (USbedroom community) a place where many people who work in a bigger town or city live: Originally a dormitory town for Liverpool merchants, its popularity increased as part of the fashionable seaside resort of New Brighton. Examples of dormitory towndormitory town First, we are all agreed that we do not want dormitory towns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many large cities or conurbations are surrounded by commuter belts, also known as metropolitan areas, commuter towns, dormitory towns, or bedroom communities. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. For this reason, they are also called dormitory towns, bedroom communities, or commuter towns. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It will, in effect, they say, in the course of time create a dormitorytown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What has been a thriving industrially-based city will become a dormitorytown which everyone leaves to go to work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he want the new town to become a dormitorytown and eventually a slum or a balanced community? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will make us a vast dormitorytown and make two landowners very rich. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a primarily rural residential town that has dormitorytown status. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This is both dormitorytown and harbour city. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At this time, work started on building new factories and industrial areas, to avoid the town becoming a dormitorytown. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Since 1945, it serves mostly as a dormitorytown for the larger towns in the area. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Tokoroa was at that time mainly a service/dormitorytown to the mill facilities. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is used mainly as a dormitorytown for various workers who work in the regional capital and its environs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After the railway closed in 1950 the village became an attractive dormitorytown and the ensuing 50 years have seen rapid growth. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The city is now a large dormitorytown with little community life, devoid of a centre of its own. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of dormitory 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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