uptown

英 [ˌʌpˈtaʊn]

美 [ˌʌpˈtaʊn]

adv.  离开市中心; 在(或向)市郊
adj.  在(或向)市郊住宅区的; 市郊住宅区的; 富人区的

比较级：uptowner　

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Collins.1 / BNC.39830 / COCA.15276

牛津词典

adv.

• 离开市中心；在（或向）市郊
  in or to the parts of a town or city that are away from the centre, where people live
  1. They live in an apartment uptown.
     他们住在市郊的一套公寓。
  2. We walked uptown a couple of blocks until we found a cab.
     我们向市郊走了好几条街才找到一辆出租车。

adj.

• 在（或向）市郊住宅区的；市郊住宅区的
  in, to or typical of the parts of a town or city that are away from the centre, where people live
  1. an uptown train
     开往市郊住宅区的火车
• 富人区的
  typical of an area of a town or city where people have a lot of money
  1. uptown prices
     富人区的价格
  2. an uptown girl
     富人区的姑娘

柯林斯词典

• ADV 往(或在)城外;往(或在)城镇的非商业区
  If you gouptown, or go to a placeuptown, you go away from the centre of a town or city towards the edge.Uptownsometimes refers to a part of the city other than the main business district.
  1. He rode uptown and made his way to Bob's apartment...
     他乘车前往城外鲍勃的公寓。
  2. Susan continued to live uptown...
     苏珊继续住在市郊。
  3. There's a skating rink uptown.
     市郊有一个溜冰场。
  4. Uptownis also an adjective.
     
  5. ...uptown clubs.
     非商业区的俱乐部
  6. ...a small uptown radio station.
     市郊的一座小电台
  7. ...uptown New York.
     纽约非闹市区

英英释义

noun

• a residential part of town away from the central commercial district

adj

• of or located in the upper part of a town
  1. uptown residential areas

adv

• toward or in the upper part of town

双语例句

• No, he still works for that big pharmaceutical company uptown.
  不是，他还是在镇上那间大药剂店工作。
• But many New Yorkers would admit that, more broadly, there are two Manhattans: Uptown and Downtown.
  但是许多纽约客都认为，大体上看，纽约有两个曼哈顿：上城区（Uptown）和下城区（Downtown）。
• I think our supermarket can be located in the uptown area.
  我认为我们的超市应该开在居民区。
• He rented an apartment uptown.
  他在住宅区租了一间公寓。
• I am uptown, down north and West side.
  我在繁华的街区，在城市的北部和西面。
• We could walk uptown or we could take the train.
  我们可以走着到北区或者坐火车。
• He just took a car uptown.
  他刚开车去城外了。
• We decided to get some takeout at a place on the corner of88th and Broadway.
  我们决定在88th街和Broadway的交界处（J注：纽约uptown，靠近中央公园，抄牌很厉害的区域）的一个外卖餐馆买点食物。
• Cab driver: uptown? You headed into harlem!
  司机：上城区？你正朝哈林区去呢！
• I know you're just moving uptown, but I'll really miss you.
  我知道你只是往北搬我还是会很想你的。