borough

pronunciation

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US [ˈbɜːroʊ] word us audio image

  • n.
    自治的市镇
    有议员选举权的市镇
    纽约市五个行政区之一

Word Origin

borough 行政区

来自PIE *bhergh(2), 高,高山。原指建于山上的城堡。参照电影《魔戒》建于高山的壮观的钢铎城。词源同burg, 城镇。

Example

1. What is your favorite borough of new york city ?
你最喜欢纽约哪个区?
2. The lawyers have represented clients from every borough in the manhattan court , with applicants ranging from occasional cross-dressers to people who have completed gender reassignment surgery .
在曼哈顿法庭上,这些律师所代理的客户来自各个自治市镇,从偶尔异装者到完全实施了变性手术的都有。
3. At the mossbourne academy , in the heart of london 's recently riot-torn borough of hackney , sir michael wilshire heads a school which was closed for poor discipline in 1995 , but is now one of the most widely-praised academies in the country .
位于伦敦的hackney行政区(最近遭遇了骚乱)中心的mossbourne学院的校长michaelwilshire,曾担任过某院校的校长,该院校因欠缺纪律性而于1995年被迫倒闭,如今这个学校却成为英国最备受称赞的院校之一。
4. Few tourists find their way to the borough of newham in london 's east end , though that will change in 2012 when the olympic games arrive .
位于伦敦东部的纽汉区对于游客来说鲜有人知,但随着奥运会的到来,这一情况将在2012年有所改变。
5. Mr. paulson , a soft-spoken native of the new york borough of queens , was an overlooked investor for much of his career .
鲍尔森生长在纽约皇后区,说话温文尔雅,在其职业生涯的大部分时间里他都是一位被人忽视的投资者。

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