area noun ⇨area1 (rural/urban areas)⇨area2 (areas of study)⇨place1 (the hotel reception area)⇨size (the area of a triangle)area1
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rural/urban areas乡村/城市地区areas of study/policy/growth研究/政策/发展领域area ♦︎ region ♦︎ part ♦︎ zone ♦︎ neighbourhood ♦︎ district ♦︎ belt ♦︎ climate ♦︎ quarterThese are all words for an area of land or part of a town.这些词均表示地域、区域。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a / an) eastern / northern / southern / western area / region / parts / zone / district / quarter◆the central area / region / part / zone / district◆the whole / entire area / region / zone / neighbourhood / district◆the surrounding area / region / neighbourhood / district◆a remote area / region / part◆a border / coastal / geographical area / region / zone / district◆an industrial area / region / zone / district / belt / quarter◆a residential area / zone / neighbourhood / district / quarter◆(a) rural area / region / parts / zone / district◆an urban area / region / zone / neighbourhood / district◆a military area / region / zone / district■area [countable] a part of a place, town, country or the world, usually without exact limits or borders(地方、市镇、国家或世界的)地区,地域(通常没有明确的界限)◆mountainous / desert areas山区;荒漠地域◆She knows the local area very well.她非常了解这个地区的情况。◆The farm and surrounding area was flooded.农场和周围地区被洪水淹没。◆There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight.今晚市区中心交通繁忙。◆Wreckage from the plane was scattered over a wide area.飞机残骸散落到很大一片区域。◆John is the London area manager.约翰是伦敦地区经理。■region [countable] a large area of land, usually without exact limits or borders(通常没有明确界限的)地区,区域◆This is one of the most densely populated regions of North America.这里是北美人口最为稠密的地区之一。◆Soil erosion is particularly serious in dry tropical regions.水土流失在干旱的热带地区尤为严重。 see also region ⇨ countyNOTE辨析 Area or region?Area has a wider range of meaning than region. A region is always a fairly large area of a country or continent, especially when it is considered in terms of its geographical features, or its economic or political importance. An area can be part of a country or continent, or part of a city or town (or even a building or room or sth even smaller). * area比region词义广。region总是指一个国家或大陆的大片土地,尤指具有地理特征或经济、政治重要性的地区。area可以是一个国家或大陆的一部分,或是市镇的一部分,甚至是建筑物、房间或更小空间的一部分。 see also area ⇨ placenoun1■part [countable] (usually followed by of通常后接of) an area or region of the world, a country or a town(世界、国家或城镇的)地区,区域◆Apples grow in many parts of the world.世界上许多地区都有苹果生长。◆The northern part of the country is richer than the south.这个国家的北部地区比南部富有。◆Which part of London do you come from?你是伦敦哪个地区的人?■zone [countable] an area or region with a particular feature or use; one of the five parts that the earth's surface is divided into by imaginary lines that are parallel to the equator(有某特色或作用的)地区,地带;(地球表面与赤道平行的)气候带◆Medical teams are on standby to fly out to the war zone.医疗队随时待命飞往战区。◆Aid workers were advised to leave the danger zone.救援人员被劝告撤离危险地带。◆This species is found widely distributed throughout the northern temperate zone.这一物种广泛分布在北温带。ⓘ A time zone is one of the 24 areas that the world is divided into, each with its own time that is one hour earlier than that of the time zone immediately to the east. * time zone指时区。世界分为24个时区,每个时区的时间比紧邻其东部的时区晚一个小时。 see also zone ⇨ county■neighbourhood (BrE) (NAmEneighborhood) ˈneɪbəhʊd; NAmEˈneɪbərhʊd [countable] a district or area of a town; the people who live there街区;城区;某街区(或城区)的居民◆We grew up in the same neighbourhood.我们是在同一个街区长大的。◆He shouted so loudly that the whole neighbourhood could hear him.他叫得那么大声,整条街的人都能听到。 see also neighbourhood ⇨ proximity■district [countable] an area of a country or town, especially one that has particular features(尤指有某种特征的)地区,城区◆The financial district of London is usually referred to as 'the City'.伦敦的金融区通常称为the City。◆The house was like all the others in this exclusive residential district.在这个高档住宅区,这所房子跟所有其他房子都一样。 see also district ⇨ county■belt [countable] (used with an adjective与形容词连用) an area with particular characteristics or where a particular group of people live(有特点或特定人群居住的)地带,地区◆Towns in the country's industrial belt were particularly affected by the recession.位于该国工业区的城镇受到经济萧条的影响尤其大。◆the US corn belt美国产粮区◆ (BrE) We live in the commuter belt.我们住在通勤者居住区。◆Buffalo is an American rust belt city(= in an area that used to have a lot of heavy industry) that was home to several steel mills.布法罗是美国一个衰败的工业城市,过去有几家钢铁厂。■climate [countable] an area with particular weather conditions气候区◆They wanted to move to a warmer climate.他们想搬到气候较温暖的地区。 see also climate ⇨ weather■quarter [countable, usually singular] a district or part of a town城镇的区(或一部分)◆The historic quarter of the city is full of grand buildings.这个具有历史意义的城区有很多宏伟的建筑。area2
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rural/urban areas乡村/城市地区areas of study/policy/growth研究/政策/发展领域area ♦︎ sector ♦︎ field ♦︎ domain ♦︎ subject ♦︎ discipline ♦︎ sphere ♦︎ specialty ♦︎ realm ♦︎ branch ♦︎ specialismThese are all words for divisions of activity, knowledge or interest.这些词均表示活动、知识或兴趣的领域、方面。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆within / outside the area / sector / field / domain / discipline / sphere / realm of sth◆beyond the domain / sphere / realm of sth◆the public / private / domestic sector / domain / sphere / realm◆the cultural sector / field / domain / sphere / realm◆the social sector / field / sphere / realm◆the economic / military sector / field / sphere◆(the) financial area / sector / sphere◆the political field / domain / sphere / realm◆(the) scientific field / subjects / disciplines / sphere◆to open up a (new) area / field / realm of sth◆to work in the area / sector / field / domain of sth◆to fall within / move into the area / sector / domain / realm of sth■area [countable] a particular aspect or division of business, knowledge, politics or other activity(商业、知识、政治等活动的)领域,方面◆The report covers several areas of social policy.这份报告涉及社会政策的多个方面。◆Don't ask me about finance-that's Mark's area.别问我财务问题-那是马克负责的范围。◆The big growth area of recent years has been in health clubs.健身俱乐部是近年来发展迅速的领域。■sector [countable] a part of an area of activity, especially of a country's economy(尤指一国经济活动的)部门,领域,行业◆Public sector institutions have much to learn from private sector companies.公共事业机构有很多地方需要向私营企业学习。◆the manufacturing / service sector制造业;服务业■field [countable] an area of work or study that sb works in or is interested in专业;学科;领域◆He was equally famous in the fields of politics and of science.他在政界和科学界同样著名。◆All of them are experts in their chosen field.他们在各自选定的专业中都是专家。◆This discovery has opened up a whole new field of research.这个发现开辟了一个崭新的研究领域。◆'How big was the bomb if it did all that damage?' 'I don't know. It's not my field(= that is not one of the subjects I know about).'“造成这么大的破坏,那颗炸弹得有多大?”“不知道,那不是我的专业。”■domain dəˈmeɪn, dəʊˈmeɪn; NAmEdoʊˈmeɪn [countable] an area of activity or knowledge, especially one that sb is responsible for(尤指专人负责的活动或知识的)领域,范围,范畴◆Physics used to be very much a male domain.物理学曾在很大程度上是男人的领域。◆Sensitive information should not be released into the public domain.敏感信息不应该对公有领域开放。■subject [countable] an area of knowledge studied in a school, college or university学科;科目;课程◆My favourite subject is biology.我最喜欢的学科是生物。◆The core subjects are English, maths and science.核心课程是英语、数学和自然科学。 see also subject ⇨ subject■discipline [countable] (formal) an area of knowledge; a subject that people study or are taught, especially at university知识领域;(尤指大学的)学科,科目◆Scholars from various disciplines have been working on these problems.来自不同领域的学者一直致力于解决这些问题。■spheresfɪə(r); NAmEsfɪr [countable] an area of activity, influence or interest; a particular section of society(活动、影响或兴趣的)范围,领域;(社会的)阶层◆Debate should be confined to the sphere of economics rather than politics.辩论应限定在经济领域而不是政治领域。◆This area was formerly within the sphere of influence of the US.这一地区先前属于美国的势力范围。◆He and I moved in totally different social spheres.我和他进入了完全不同的社会圈子。■specialtyˈspeʃəlti [countable] (especially NAmE) an area of work or study that sb gives most of their attention to and knows a lot about; sth that sb is good at专业;专长◆He is a lawyer with a specialty in international tax.他是专长于国际税法的律师。◆Telling jokes is my specialty!讲笑话是我的专长!■realm relm [countable] an area of activity, interest or knowledge(活动、兴趣或知识的)领域,场所◆Questions of consciousness lie outside the realm of physics.有关知觉的问题超出了物理学的领域。◆At the end of the speech he seemed to be moving into the realms of fantasy.讲话的最后,他似乎进入了虚幻的境地。ⓘ The word realm is often used to draw attention to the boundaries between one area of interest and another: things are within/outside/beyond the realms of sth or people enter/move into the realms of sth. * realm常用来强调一种兴趣领域与另一种兴趣领域之间的界限,常用表达方式为within/outside/beyond the realms of sth(在⋯领域之内/之外;超出⋯的领域)和enter/move into the realms of sth(进入⋯领域)。■branch [countable] a division of a subject(学科的)分支◆The aim is to bring together researchers from different branches of geography.目的在于将地理学科不同分支的研究人员聚集到一起。■specialism ˈspeʃəlɪzəm [countable, uncountable] an area of study or work that sb officially gives most of their attention to, especially in the context of a course of study or a particular company(尤指研究方向或企业的)专业,专长◆He's doing a business degree with a specialism in computing.他正在读一个专修计算机技术的商学位。◆Dr Crane's specialism is tropical diseases.克兰博士的研究专长是热带病。
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