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townspeople

/tounz-pee-puhl/US // ˈtaʊnzˌpi pəl //UK // (ˈtaʊnzˌpiːpəl) //

乡亲们,市民,镇民,城镇居民

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Definitions

n.名词(复数) plural noun
  1. 1
    • : the inhabitants or citizenry of a town.
    • : people who were raised in a town or city.

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Examples

  • But, in my mind—and many of the townspeople—the monument was far from the main attraction.

  • And, whereas the townspeople start rioting and attacking the chain-smoking cult the Guilty Remnant, Nora is at peace.

  • Amerli was clearly a defeat for ISIS and a relief for the townspeople who had held off the group for six weeks.

  • As part of the “love the sinner, hate the sin” culture, many townspeople are still polite and cordial to their faces.

  • Townspeople who spoke to the AP said it rolled into Snizhne around lunchtime.

  • The Spaniards were consequently in great straits, for possibly their existence depended on which side the townspeople took.

  • The next day the townspeople, led by Samuel Adams, insisted on the removal of the troops.

  • He stayed drunk for three weeks, but the townspeople saw nothing unusual in that.

  • And it was interesting to note how the townspeople and country people lined up on the two sides of the controversy.

  • In Philippi the townspeople cried that he troubled their city and taught customs which were not lawful for them to receive.