town hall

英 [ˌtaʊn ˈhɔːl]

美 [ˌtaʊn ˈhɔːl]

n.  镇公所; 市政厅; (英国)市镇集会所

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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 government gave them a concession to sell food in the town hall.
  政府给了他们一个可以在市政厅出售食品的特许权。
• 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。
• This only widened the gulf between the town hall and the tenants.
  这反而扩大了镇公所同租户之间的隔阂。
• The town hall clock struck midnight.
  市政厅的钟敲响了午夜的钟声。
• 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。
• She was told to present herself at the Town Hall at 11.30 for the induction ceremony
  她被告知于11点30分在市政厅参加就职仪式。
• He is in Montana this morning where he held a town hall meeting yesterday.
  今天早上他在蒙大拿，昨天刚刚在这里举行了市政厅会议。
• They were under or-ders to shellthe hospital and the town hall.
  他们接到了炮轰医院和市政厅的命令。
• 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。
• He was last seen walking into the town hall.
  上一次有人看见他走进市政厅。