Uptown means the part of a city away from the middle, or movement in that direction. It is mainly American English, and it is really only alive as a word because of New York.

Uptown means the part of a city away from the middleuptown指的是城市裡離市中心比較遠的那個區域 or movement in that direction或是朝那個方向移動 It is mainly American English這主要是美式英文 and it is really only alive as a word because of New York而且這個字之所以還活著，主要是因為紐約

In Manhattan the streets are numbered, and the numbers get bigger as you go north — so going uptown means going north, towards the higher numbers, and going downtown means going south towards the lower ones.

In Manhattan the streets are numbered在曼哈頓，街道是用數字編號的 and the numbers get bigger as you go north越往北走，數字就越大 so going uptown means going north, towards the higher numbers所以go uptown就是往北走，朝數字比較大的方向 and going downtown means going south towards the lower ones而go downtown就是往南走，朝數字比較小的方向

Because the uptown parts of Manhattan have long included expensive neighbourhoods, the word picked up a second flavour: rich, smart, elegant. That is the meaning in 'uptown girl' — not simply a girl who lives north, but one from a wealthy world.

Because the uptown parts of Manhattan have long included expensive neighbourhoods因為曼哈頓uptown的地區長久以來都包含一些高級住宅區 the word picked up a second flavour: rich, smart, elegant這個字就多了第二種味道：有錢、時髦、優雅 That is the meaning in 'uptown girl'這就是'uptown girl'（上城女孩）裡的意思 — not simply a girl who lives north不只是單純住在北邊的女孩 but one from a wealthy world而是來自有錢世界的女孩

The word works as an adverb ('we walked uptown'), as an adjective ('an uptown apartment', 'uptown tastes'), and as a noun ('she lives in uptown Charlotte'). In other American cities it may just mean a business or residential district away from downtown, and the rich meaning may be absent altogether.

The word works as an adverb ('we walked uptown')這個字可以當副詞用，像('we walked uptown'，我們走去uptown) as an adjective ('an uptown apartment', 'uptown tastes')也可以當形容詞用，像('an uptown apartment'高級公寓、'uptown tastes'上流品味) and as a noun ('she lives in uptown Charlotte')還可以當名詞用，像('she lives in uptown Charlotte'她住在夏洛特的uptown區) In other American cities it may just mean a business or residential district away from downtown在其他美國城市，它可能只是指離市中心較遠的商業或住宅區 and the rich meaning may be absent altogether而「有錢」的含意可能完全不存在

British people almost never say it; in Britain you go into town or into the city centre.

British people almost never say it英國人幾乎不會這樣說 in Britain you go into town or into the city centre在英國會說go into town或go into the city centre（進城、去市中心）

Careful: uptown is not the opposite of 'out of town'. Both uptown and downtown are inside the city.

Careful要小心 uptown is not the opposite of 'out of town'uptown不是'out of town'（出城、不在城裡）的反義詞 Both uptown and downtown are inside the cityuptown和downtown其實都還在城市裡面