dormitory town
noun🔊/ˈdɔːmətri taʊn/
🔊/ˈdɔːrmətɔːri taʊn/
(British English) (North American English bedroom community, bedroom suburb)
a town that people live in and from where they travel to work in a bigger town or city 郊外住宅区 Recently people have moved from the city centres to suburbs or dormitory towns. 最近，人们已经从市中心转移到郊区或宿舍镇。