town hall
英 [ˌtaʊn ˈhɔːl]
美 [ˌtaʊn ˈhɔːl]
n. 镇公所; 市政厅; (英国)市镇集会所
Collins.1
牛津词典
noun
- 镇公所;市政厅;(英国)市镇集会所
a building containing local government offices and, in Britain, usually a hall for public meetings, concerts, etc.
柯林斯词典
- (英国的)市(或镇)政会大楼,市(或镇)政会
In Britain, atown hallin a town is a large building owned and used by the town council, often as its main office. You can also usetown hallto refer to the town council that uses this building. - (美国,尤指新英格兰的)市政厅,镇公所
In the United States, especially in New England, atown hallis a building or hall used for local government business.
英英释义
noun
- a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government
双语例句
- The Obama administration had hoped that this month's town hall meetings would smooth the way for healthcare reform.
奥巴马(Obama)政府本希望,本月的市政厅会议将为医疗改革铺平道路。 - Leaders want to meet her. And the town hall meetings do make a difference with public opinion.
外国领袖希望见她,而那些市政厅会议的确对舆论产生了实质性影响。 - The town hall clock struck midnight.
市政厅的钟敲响了午夜的钟声。 - President Obama plans to hold more town hall meetings in Montana and Colorado later this week.
奥巴马总统计划本周在蒙大拿和科罗拉多召开更多的市政会议。 - This bus runs from here to the Town Hall.
这班公共汽车从这里开往市政厅。 - The rooms in the town hall were as grand as the exterior.
市政厅内的房间与其外表一样富丽堂皇。 - Next week, he's doing a two-hour, primetime town hall here on ABC.
下周,他又要在ABC电视台的黄金时间做一场两个小时的市政厅演讲。 - I could do nothing but followed her to the town hall.
我没办法,只好跟她一起去市政厅了。 - Two large-scale exhibitions were staged in Sha Tin Town Hall.
年内,沙田大会堂举行了两个大型展览。 - Look, it's the Secretary from the town hall!
看,市政厅的书记来了!