out-of-town
out-of-town — collocation
1. temporarily away from your usual town, either from home or from work
temporarily away from your usual town, either from home or from work
Maria is out of town for a sales meeting until Friday.
pattern: be out of town
Our dentist is out of town, so the clinic is closed.
Ben went out of town to see his grandmother in Tainan.
Because Ms. Lee is out of town, Evan will lead the meeting.
文法句型
be out of town
go out of town
stay out of town
用法筆記
Usually follows be, stay, or go and refers to a temporary absence, not a permanent move. Distinguish from adjective/1 and adjective/2, which describe nouns before them.
常見錯誤
2. from another town, not from the place being talked about
from another town, not from the place being talked about
Half the wedding guests were from out of town.
pattern: from out of town
Many fans came from out of town for the night game.
We saved two seats for cousins from out of town.
The guide gave maps to visitors from out of town.
- non-local
is common in signs and official language
- from elsewhere
is broader and can refer to any outside place
- visiting
often suggests a short stay rather than simply another home town
文法句型
from out of town
用法筆記
Most often appears after from and usually describes visitors, guests, or relatives. If the phrase comes before a noun, adjective/2 is usually the better choice.
常見錯誤
out-of-town — adjective
1. built or placed beyond a town's busy central area
built or placed beyond a town's busy central area
We stopped at an out-of-town retail park near Leeds.
collocation: out-of-town retail park
The council approved a new out-of-town cinema by the ring road.
Their office moved to an out-of-town business park last spring.
We bought a sofa at an out-of-town furniture store.
- suburban
is close, but it can also describe ordinary residential areas
- edge-of-town
more directly stresses location near the boundary
- peripheral
is more formal and often used in planning language
文法句型
out-of-town shopping centre
out-of-town retail park
out-of-town business park
用法筆記
Usually modifies buildings, shops, or services located outside the main centre. Distinguish from adjective/2, which describes people or events connected with another town.
常見錯誤
2. connected with a different town, or held there instead of locally
connected with a different town, or held there instead of locally
An out-of-town speaker opened the book fair this morning.
collocation: out-of-town speaker
The paper interviewed out-of-town shoppers before the holiday sale.
The team has three out-of-town games next month.
Nora met two out-of-town cousins at the station.
文法句型
out-of-town visitor
out-of-town team
out-of-town game
用法筆記
Common before nouns such as guest, speaker, team, game, or booking. If you mean someone is away from their usual town right now, use collocation/1 instead.