英:[taun ˈmi:tiŋ]
美:[taʊn ˈmitɪŋ]
英:[taun ˈmi:tiŋ]
美:[taʊn ˈmitɪŋ]
镇民大会;
noun
a public assembly, open to all residents of a town.
a public meeting, open to all town voters acting as a legislative body, as in New England.
The first known use of town meeting was in 1636
toxicadjective
of, relating to, or caused by a poison or toxin
poisonous
least1 of 3adjective
lowest in importance or position
smallest in size or degree
least2 of 3noun
one that is least : something of the lowest possible value or importance
least3 of 3adverb
in the smallest or lowest degree
tow trucknoun
a truck equipped to move or haul wrecked or broken-down vehicles
leave offverb
stop entry 1 sense 7a, cease
town meetingnoun
a meeting of townspeople to pass laws for the town
1 Emergency management officials passed out a list of evacuation procedures to worried residents at a Wednesday evening town meeting meant to mitigate panic.
2 The town of Matthews in early March ended the public’s ability to comment at meetings via Zoom in response to a group of people who made hateful and antisemitic comments during a town meeting.
3 But even the traditional town meeting had its limitations.
但即使传统的市政会议也有其局限性.
4 The candidate attended a town meeting.
这个候选人参加了镇上的一次会议.
5 The mayor presided over the town meeting.
市长主持会议的镇.
6 We all agreed to speak out at the next town meeting about the poor bus service.
我们都同意在下届镇会议上就公共汽车服务差的问题开诚布公地发表我们的意见.
7 And from this point of view , the press serves as the equivalent of the town meeting.
在这重意义上, 新闻界承担着和市政会议同等重要的作用.