uptown

adverb
🔊/ˌʌpˈtaʊn/
🔊/ˌʌpˈtaʊn/
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  1. in or to the parts of a town or city that are away from the centre, where people live离开市中心;在(或向)市郊
    • They live in an apartment uptown.他们住在市郊的一套公寓。🔊🔊
    • 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。🔊🔊
    compare downtown, midtownTopics Buildingsc2

uptown

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