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

• People's governments of provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government decide on the establishment and geographic division of townships, nationality townships, and towns.
  省、直辖市的人民政府决定乡、民族乡、镇的建置和区域划分。
• 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；
• Quake caused more serious damage to nearby Longxi and Yingxiu townships than to the county seat.
  附近陇西镇和映秀镇受灾情况要比县政府所在地还要严重。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 17. Within seven years, complete the installation of telephone networks connecting townships and large co-operatives.
  （十七）在七年内，完成乡和大型合作社的电话网。
• 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。
• Townships were only authorized to implement measures.
  乡镇被授权执行措施。
• Many townships in the coastal area have begin to industrialize.
  沿海地区的许多乡镇已开始工业化。