| 单词 | central belt |
| 释义 | > as lemmascentral belt central belt n. (also with capital initials) (in Scotland) the densely populated belt of land which stretches between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde, and which includes Edinburgh and Glasgow.In quot. 1889 probably not a fixed collocation. ΚΠ 1889 Scotsman 30 July 4/5 The operation which Mr Acworth suggests, of removing the ‘central belt’ of the Kingdom, would resemble that of taking the meat from an oyster and appraising the value of the upper and lower shells. 1896 Australasian Pastoralists' Rev. 15 Aug. 285/2 In the central belt of Scotland wheat, barley and potatoes are all above average in 'the kingdom' of Fife. 1959 P. R. Cox Demography (ed. 3) xi. 266 The population in the industrial north of England and central belt of Scotland grew more rapidly than did that of the remainder of each country. 2014 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 28 Sept. 45 It is a stunning, historic house—almost a castle—but is too far from the central belt for commuters. < as lemmas |
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