townspeople
n. 市民,镇民,城里人; 市井之流
The townspeople of a town or city are the people who live there.
Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
食物短缺迫使很多市民到农村自己种粮食。
1. the people living in a municipality smaller than a city;
The flood cut the townspeople off from the rest of the world.
洪水割断了该镇居民与外界的联系.
The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it.
市民把未处理的污水倒入河中使河水污染.
Few townspeople collaborated with the occupying army.
没有几个市民与占领军合作.
The troops were there to protect the townspeople.
部队驻扎在那里以保护市民.
The students were reckless fellows who often fought with the townspeople.
学生们都常常卤莽地和镇上的人搏斗.