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in midtown
表示在中城这个区域时，midtown 前通常不用冠词。
She works in midtown.
她在中城工作。
中城；市区中部
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
中城；市区中部
the part of a city between the business district and residential areas
She works in midtown.
她在中城工作。
She rents a small apartment in midtown because it is close to her office.
她在中城租了一套小公寓，因为离办公室近。
We walked from midtown to the old town to avoid the morning traffic.
我们从中城步行到老城，以避开早高峰的交通。
The new cafe in midtown has become a popular meeting spot.
中城的新咖啡馆已成为受欢迎的见面地点。
表示在中城这个区域时，midtown 前通常不用冠词。
She works in midtown.
她在中城工作。
midtown 可作定语修饰名词，意为“位于中城的”；也常见于 midtown Manhattan 这类地名搭配。
They opened a midtown office.
他们开了一间中城办公室。
Not this
She lives at midtown.
Use this
She lives in midtown.
midtown 指城区/区域，是面而不是点；表示在某区域内部应用 in，而 at 通常用于车站、地址等具体地点。中文的“在”同时对应 at/in，学习者受母语影响容易误用 at。
Not this
I live in the midtown.
Use this
I live in midtown.
midtown 作为普通名词是不可数名词，泛指城市的中部地区；作为地名时也常零冠词使用。中文没有冠词，学习者容易多加 the，去掉 the 后语义不变。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
曼哈顿中城
Our office is in midtown Manhattan.
我们的办公室在曼哈顿中城。
中城酒店
They stayed at a midtown hotel.
他们住在一家中城酒店。
中城的交通
We were stuck in midtown traffic for an hour.
我们在中城的车流中堵了一个小时。
中城公寓
She rents a small midtown apartment.
她在中城租了一间小公寓。
中城办公室
He commutes to his midtown office every day.
他每天通勤去中城的办公室。
中城地段
The cafe has a convenient midtown location.
这家咖啡馆地处中城，位置便利。
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mid（中间）+ town（城镇）＝城镇中间的区域，即中城。
语域：neutral 常见场景：城市地理、旅行指南、日常指路 通常用于描述北美城市的中部区域，介于商业区与住宅区之间；正式与非正式场合都可见，但比较常见于城市指南或口头指路中。
The supplied transcription of midtown ends in /taɪn/, so fine, line, and sign rhyme with it (/aɪn/). Beware the -town lookalikes: downtown, uptown, and town end in /taʊn/, not /taɪn/, so they do not rhyme with this transcription.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.