townships

英 [ˈtaʊnʃɪps]

美 [ˈtaʊnʃɪps]

n.  (旧时南非的)黑人城镇，黑人居住区; 镇区(美国和加拿大县以下一级的地方政府)
township的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (过去南非的)黑人城镇，黑人居住区
  In South Africa, atownshipwas a town where only black people lived.
  1. ...the South African township of Soweto.
     南非黑人城镇索韦托
  2. …a black township.
     黑人居住区
• 区，镇区(美国及加拿大县的下一级行政区)
  In the United States and Canada, atownshipis an area of land, especially a part of a county which is organized as a unit of local government.

双语例句

• While I was in Johannesburg, violence against foreigners broke out in the townships.
  我在约翰尼斯堡的时候，一个小镇发生了针对外国人的暴力事件。
• Over the same period, a number of suburban towns and townships have set up a cinema.
  同期，郊县区一些乡镇也建立起电影院。
• We were in the townships and people were overweight.
  我们在城镇里，那里的人体重都超标了。
• There will be at least four candidates from our party in each of these townships.
  我们党在上述每个乡镇至少四个候选人。
• Ethnic townships are a supplement to the system of regional autonomy.
  民族乡是对民族区域自治制度的一种补充。
• People's governments of townships, townships of minority nationalities areas and towns shall be responsible for the construction and maintenance of township roads within their respective administrative areas.
  乡、族乡、人民政府负责本行政区域内的乡道的建设和养护工作。
• First, residents in both townships are confused about which authority to contact when they need a service;
  首先，两地区的居民经常搞不清在需要服务的时候应该和哪个政府联系；
• There are two townships about one thousand people trapped and injured in the earthquaked area.
  山中有两个乡镇的上千名群众在地震中受伤或被困。
• Comrades, you have probably read the pamphlets given you about two model townships.
  同志们，送给你们的两个模范乡的小册子，你们大概看到了吧。
• Instead of flocking into the cities, the peasants have been building villages and townships of a new type.
  农民不往城市跑，而是建设大批小型新型乡镇。