ghost town

英 [ˈɡəʊst taʊn]

美 [ˈɡoʊst taʊn]

n.  (曾一度繁华的)被废弃的城镇

牛津词典

noun

• （曾一度繁华的）被废弃的城镇
  a town that used to be busy and have a lot of people living in it, but is now empty

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 鬼城；繁华不再的废城
  Aghost townis a town which used to be busy and wealthy but is now poor and deserted.
  1. Mogadishu is said to be a virtual ghost town, deserted by two-thirds of its residents.
     摩加迪沙2/3的居民已弃城而去，据说已成了一座名副其实的废都。

英英释义

noun

• a deserted settlement (especially in western United States)

双语例句

• After the romance of the Ming and Qing novel, the ghost town appears more mystery to people.
  经明清小说的渲染，丰都鬼城更加神秘怪诞。
• Kenya's second-largest city, however, is hardly a ghost town.
  肯尼亚第二大城市几几乎成为了幽灵之城。
• Mogadishu is said to be a virtual ghost town, deserted by two-thirds of its residents.
  摩加迪沙2/3的居民已弃城而去，据说已成了一座名副其实的废都。
• Bodi was built in1876, is a real American ghost town.
  伯帝建于1876年，是一座真实的美国鬼城。
• If your office is a ghost town by 3PM every Friday, it is a pretty good sign that procrastination is running rampant.
  如果你的办公室主每周五下午3点就变成了一个鬼城，这是说明拖延症正在猖獗进行的一个很明显的信号。
• When will Azeroth being getting a significant revamp, it is practically a ghost town with the exception of low level guildies?
  艾则拉斯什么时候能有一次大的修补？那地方除了那些低级别的人物以外跟鬼城一样。
• Is now a subterranean ghost town.
  现在已经是地下鬼城了。
• I want this camp to be a ghost town in five minutes!
  我要这个营地在五分钟内废弃！
• The airport was like a ghost town, the terminal was empty and eerily silent.
  机场像座鬼城，候机大楼空空荡荡，寂静得可怕。
• Sutters Mill up in the Sierras is now a ghost town.
  内华达山上的萨特的磨坊现在是个幽灵小镇。