ghost town
ghost town — 名詞
1. a town that was once busy and full of life but now stands mostly empty, with har
鬼鎮
曾經繁榮但現已荒廢、居民極少的城鎮
a town that was once busy and full of life but now stands mostly empty, with hardly anyone still living there
Jabari's grandfather grew up in a gold-mining ghost town in Nevada.
Jabari 的祖父在內華達州一個採金礦的鬼鎮長大。
collocation: gold-mining ghost town
After the factory shut down, the village slowly became a ghost town.
工廠關閉後，這座村莊慢慢變成了一座鬼鎮。
pattern: become a ghost town after [event]
Sophia and Nikhil explored the ghost town's crumbling schoolhouse and empty saloon.
Sophia 和 Nikhil 探索了鬼鎮裡破敗的校舍和空蕩蕩的酒吧。
The old railway ghost town draws a handful of curious tourists each summer.
這座古老的鐵路鬼鎮每年夏天吸引少數好奇的遊客前來。
By 1960 the once-busy port had turned into a ghost town with empty streets.
到了 1960 年，這座曾經繁忙的港口已變成街道空無一人的鬼鎮。
- abandoned town
more literal and neutral; carries less emotional or historical weight
- deserted settlement
more formal; often used in academic or archaeological writing
- empty town
broader term — can describe a place that is only temporarily quiet
- boomtown
a town experiencing sudden rapid growth, often from a new industry
- thriving town
a town that is busy, healthy, and economically successful