ghost town

1. N-COUNT A ghost town is a town that used to be busy and wealthy but is now poor and deserted. 被废弃了的城镇

Mogadishu is said to be a virtual ghost town, deserted by two-thirds of its residents. 摩加迪沙2/3的居民已弃城而去，据说已成了一座名副其实的废都。