borough
noun /ˈbʌrə/
/ˈbɜːrəʊ/
- a town or part of a city that has its own local government
自治市镇；（城市）行政区 - the London borough of Westminster
伦敦的威斯敏斯特自治市 - The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York.
布朗克斯是纽约市的五个行政区之一。 - He wrote to the borough council, expressing his concerns about the project.
他写信给区议会，表达了他对这个项目的关注。
Topics Buildingsc2- the New York borough of Queens
纽约昆斯区 - to establish unemployment committees in all metropolitan boroughs
在所有大都市城区建立失业委员会 - She served as a local councillor in the London Borough of Westminster.
她是伦敦的威斯敏斯特自治市的地方议员。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- county
- metropolitan
- outer
- …
- council
- councillor
- president
- …
- in a/the borough
- throughout a/the borough
- within a/the borough
- …
词源Old English burg, burh ‘fortress, citadel’, later ‘fortified town’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch burg and German Burg. Compare with burgh. - the London borough of Westminster