particular country K : She’s Italian by birth but is
now an Australian
citizen, jtfe & -ft jg; A ftj, ffl JJIlftE
Ji ft A ft] 0 British citizens
living in other parts of
the European Union & life i&Eft3i til
2
a person
who lives in a particular place @J|; ft Eft the citizens of
Rft A 111 £ IE % ft
/& ^ £ K ftp o — see also senior
citizen —
compare subject(6) citi-zen-ry /'sitizanri/ noun
[sing.+sing./pl. v.] (formal) (less formal in NAmE jk;) all the citizens
of a particular
town, country, etc. ftjAftK, ( i^cftE^ ) .citizen's ‘arrest noun an
arrest made by a member of the public, not by the police 'Citizens' Band noun [u] = CB
citi
zen ship /’sitizanjip/ noun [u] 1 the legal right to
belong to a particular country ) :
French citizenship p ||| o You can apply for citizenship after five years’
residency. ft] 1ft ft[ ft Iftft ftiif ftKft o 2
the state of being a citizen and accepting the responsibilities of it ( WLX$r ) : an education
that prepares young
people for citizenship ft? $5 AM
cit ric /'sitrik/ adj. relating to fruit such as
lemons, oranges and limes tf W.
tf]; Sfi IS 1$; tf] t®M A H tf]: a citric flavour tf
cit ric acid /.sitrik 'aesid/ noun [U] a weak
acid found in the juice of lemons and other sour fruits cit ron /'sitran/
noun [C, U] a yellow fruit like a large lemon fiM;
cit ron ella /.sitra'nela/ noun [u] a type of
grass from which an oil used in perfumes
and soap is obtained
)
cit rus /'sitras/ noun [U] fruit belonging to the group
of fruit that includes oranges, lemons, limes
and grapefruit fit tf : citrus
fruit/trees/growers It f®
ft % / ft W / # II #
0 fabric in bright citrus shades (= orange, yellow or green) ©7{lf
0 W
M © 0 |4
— picture o page R17
cit-tern /'sitan; NAmE -tarn/ noun an early type
of musical instrument with strings, played like a guitar
City /'siti/ noun (pi. -ies)
1
[C] a large and important town fftifi;
Mift: the city
centre ft ft ‘C 0 one of the
world’s most beautiful cities ttt ft- t lx A tf] M if -* 0 a major city
A M ft 0 the country’s capital city 'A^tfMMtfiMU 0 Mexico City
MM If M — see also inner city 2
[C] (BrE) a town that has been given special rights by a king or queen,
usually one that has a cathedral
( ftM EbJcA iff Vtf
K, il$’WAfft£W ) # if ft: the
city of York fg ft $f if ft
3
[Cl (NAmE) a town that has been
given special rights by the state government ( &]\\$M]&-T^f)Etf]
) 1-flX.rfi
4
[sing.+sing./pl. v.]
all the people who live in a city 4+ft
fg[ E£ : The city turned out to welcome the
victorious
team home. £ iff K 1® fa if A iEE ill IsH !ftf A (ft
PA ffi 0
5
the City
[sing.] (BrE)
Sfe M & ft1 & )
it He ft fk K, it ffe M: a
City stockbroker
ffclfcitl 0 What is the City’s
reaction to
the cut in interest
rates?
fnj ? 6 [U] (informal)
used after other nouns to say that a place is full of a particular thing ( ft )
ft ?$ • • •
W Hfe A: It’s not exactly fun city here is it? j&M# Mftfeft, EBI see freedom
the .City and Guilds Institute noun [sing]
(in
1 city desk noun 1 (BrE)
the department of a newspaper that deals with financial news (
jf ft Elf ) M
2
(NAmE) the department of
a newspaper that deals
with local news ( ) Jlfeft'frlW
‘city editor noun 1 (BrE) a
journalist who is responsible for financial news in a newspaper or magazine (
jtfij EtfJ ) 2 (NAmE) a journalist
who is respon
sible for local news in
a newspaper or magazine ( jftfij
m)
vk-fsmw&m
.city
‘father noun [usually pi.] a person with experience of governing a city i$ft7G;g ( EWM&M# )
.city
‘gent noun (BrE, informal) a business
person, especially a man who works in the financial area of
() ftA .city ‘hall noun [C, U]
(NAmE) the local government of a city and the offices it uses
ftffjUfr; fifti" city-scape /'sitiskeip/ noun the appearance of
a city or urban area, especially in a picture; a picture of a city (
( sSMA )
.city
'slicker noun (informal, often disapproving)
a person who behaves in a way that is typical of people who live in big cities
ft A/fKWMMA; iiAft f;
.city
'state noun (especially in the past) an independent state
consisting of a city and the area around it (for example,
( MAftW& )
civet /'sivit/ noun 1 [C] a wild animal
like a cat, that lives in central
mm% mm ()
civic /'srvik/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 officially
connected with a town or city Tfr lfc ft; ^ TfJ tf] : civic buildings/leaders rh fli 3# & / §5 W A
2 connected with the people who live in a town or city
r]J K ft ; felM M K tf]: a sense of civic pride (= pride
that people feel for their town or city) jf- f]
M rlJ rfT K ft fi Bc’S 0
civic duties/responsibilities if/Rft A#/ ERft .civic 'centre noun 1 (BrE)
the area where the public buildings are, in a town 7ft 41 jll' 2
civic center (NAmE) a large building
where public entertainments and meetings are held ThiftA M; rfr 41 yl>:
Atlanta Civic Center All
.civic
'holiday noun (CanE) a holiday that is
taken on the first Monday in August in all of Canada apart from Quebec, Alberta
and Prince Edward Island r|J 0‘ ( A
A#>tfeft]iEl )
civ-ics
/'siviks/ noun [U] (especially NAmE) the school subject
which studies the way government works and deals with the rights and duties
that you have as a citizen and a member of a particular society
civil o-n /'sivl/
adj.
1 [only before noun] connected
with the people who live in a country |Rft; ft^ft: civil unrest (= that is
caused by groups of people within a country) K X)cft?i
— see also civil war 2 [only before noun] connected
with the state rather than with religion or with the armed forces Hit ft, ft Iff
ft ( ft % ft ) . a
civil
marriage ceremony ft 3
[only
before noun] involving
personal legal matters and not criminal law K¥ft ( ftiWft ') : a civil court
fM — compare criminal
— see also civil law 4 polite in
a formal way but possibly not friendly WILtftft; ?r H ft riT-13 uncivil ► civ il ly /’sivali/
adv. ■. She greeted him civilly but with no sign of affection.
tm,
.civil
de'fence (BrE) (NAmE .civil de'fense)
noun [U] the organization and training of ordinary people
to protect themselves from attack during a war or, in the US, from natural
disasters such as hurricanes EEPA .civil diso'bedience noun [u] refusal by a large
group of people to obey particular laws or pay taxes, usually as a form of peaceful
political protest ftHASA/L;
imlfl
mfi;
.civil engineering noun [u] the design,
building and repair of roads, bridges, canals,
etc.; the study of this as a subject ±^£3LU\ iAlg? ►
.civil engi'neer noun
ci-vil-ian /sa'vilian/ noun a person who is not a member
of the armed forces or the police ft &; 'ft; ET ; fff K, ►
ci-vil-ian adj. [usually before noun]: He
left the army