A：I really enjoyed the lunch.
      這頓飯我吃得好高興。

B：Yes, let‘s do it again real soon.
      是啊，讓我們不久再一起用餐吧。

A：I‘ll be back in town next month.
      我下個(gè)月會(huì)再回這里來(lái)。

B：Good, I‘ll invite you out when you‘re here.
      好極了，等你來(lái)的時(shí)候，請(qǐng)?jiān)俳邮芪业恼写?/p>

1. 鎮(zhèn);市鎮(zhèn)；城鎮(zhèn)
    A town is a place with many streets and buildings, where people live and work. Towns are larger than villages and smaller than cities. Many places that are called towns in Britain would be called cities in the United States.

    e.g. ...Saturday night in the small town of Braintree, Essex...
           埃塞克斯郡布倫特里小鎮(zhèn)的周六之夜
    e.g. Parking can be tricky in the town centre.
           在市鎮(zhèn)中心停車可能會(huì)挺費(fèi)事。

2. 自己居住的城鎮(zhèn)
    You use town in order to refer to the town where you live.

    e.g. He admits he doesn't even know when his brother is in town...
           他承認(rèn)自己甚至不知道弟弟什么時(shí)候來(lái)了本市。
    e.g. She left town.
           她離開了自己生活的城鎮(zhèn)。

3. 市中心;(城鎮(zhèn)的)商業(yè)中心；鬧市區(qū)
    You use town in order to refer to the central area of a town where most of the shops and offices are.

town

    e.g. I walked around town...
           我在市中心逛了逛。
    e.g. I caught a bus into town.
           我趕上輛公交車去了市中心。

4. (與農(nóng)村相對(duì)的)城市，都會(huì)
    If you refer to the town, you are referring to town and city areas in general, as opposed to country areas.

    e.g. More people are going to want to escape from the town into the country…
           更多的人將會(huì)想要逃離城市到鄉(xiāng)村去。
    e.g. It had the advantages of town and country combined.
           它兼具都市與鄉(xiāng)村的優(yōu)勢(shì)。

5. see also: ghost town;hometown;new town

6. 滿腔熱情地干;拼命地干
    If you say that someone goes to town on something, you mean that they deal with it with a lot of enthusiasm or intensity.

    e.g. We really went to town on it, turning it into a full, three-day show...
           我們下了真功夫，把它辦成了一場(chǎng)內(nèi)容豐富、為時(shí)三天的展覽。
    e.g. The papers got hold of it and went to town on it…
           報(bào)紙抓住這件事大做文章。

7. 社交忙人;花花公子/時(shí)髦女郎
    If you describe someone as a man about town or a woman about town, you mean that they are sophisticated, like to go out and spend money, and have a busy social life.

    e.g. He was known as a tall, handsome man about town…
           他以高大英俊的花花公子形象為人所知。
    e.g. He is an old flame of Sarah's, from her days as a single girl about town.
           他是薩拉的舊情人，是她作為單身時(shí)髦女郎時(shí)的舊愛。

8. (夜晚)在鬧市區(qū)玩樂
    If you go out on the town or go for a night on the town, you enjoy yourself by going to a town centre in the evening and spending a long time there visiting several places of entertainment.

    e.g. My idea of luxury used to be going out on the town and coming back in the early hours of the morning...
           我過去對(duì)奢侈的概念是夜晚在鬧市通宵玩樂到清晨才回來(lái)。
    e.g. Last Saturday, I was out on the town with my mate…
           上個(gè)星期六我和老友晚上去鬧市玩樂了。