(1)都会，要镇(large and important town)[C]：London，Paris and New York are all large～ies.伦敦、巴黎和纽约都是大都市。the～centre市中心;

(2)伦敦旧城区，商业(金融)中心(business centre of a large town，esp of London)[C，the～]：work in the～在伦敦商业区工作;be a banker in the～是伦敦商业区的银行家;

(3)城市(town with special rights given by state charter (in US) or royal charter and usu having a cathedral (in Britain))[C]：the C～of York/London 约克/伦敦市;～populations城市人口;～life/government/hall 城市生活/市政府/市政厅;

(4)全体市民(all the people who live in a particular city as a group)[C，Gp]：The～voted against the idea.全体市民投票反对这一主张。The entire～turns out for the celebration/is mourning his death. 人们倾城而出庆祝/全城人都在哀悼他的逝世。

【说明】town(城镇)经君主御批(在英国)或州批准(在美国)后方可称为city(市)。英国的city并非一定有大教堂(如Cambridge)，有大教堂的town也不一定就能称为city(如Southwell)。