单词 | in the region of |
释义 | > as lemmasin the region of c. in the region of. extracted from regionn. (a) In the vicinity of, near to. ΚΠ 1775 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. 4 Sept. (1778) Instead of the superfluous moisture being checked by the sub-surface in the immediate region of the feeding fibres, it is suffered..to drain away beneath them. 1785 W. Marshall Minutes in Rural Econ. Midland Counties (1790) II. 346 The soil of the plantation is sufficiently cool and moist for the purposes of vegetation:..not only in the region of the roots, but below them. 1820 Times 14 Nov. 2/3 A similar zeal..appeared to have been enkindled in the region of Manchester-square. 1899 T. C. Allbutt Syst. Med. VII. 730 Ophthalmoscopic examination reveals a peculiar..appearance in the region of each yellow spot. 1937 S. W. Wooldridge & R. S. Morgan Physical Basis Geogr. v. 58 In the region of the epicentre..actual waves or swells occur. 2000 S. A. Harvey in A. Hastings et al. Oxf. Compan. Christian Thought 692/2 Syriac is a dialect of Aramaic originating in the region of Edessa, now the city of Urfa in south-eastern Turkey. (b) Originally U.S. Modifying a numerical quantity: approximately. Cf. neighbourhood n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > approximately (an amount) [phrase] plus minus1611 or soa1616 a matter of1645 there or (and) thereaboutsa1696 the matter of1829 somewhere about1846 in the neighbourhood of1847 in the region of1865 of the order of1903 give or take1958 not unadjacent to1966 1865 T. P. Kettell Hist. Great Rebellion xlix. 510 Our loss, principally confined to Ayres's and Bartlett's Brigades, was in the region of one thousand men. 1889 W. H. Herndon & J. W. Weik Herndon's Lincoln I. ii. 38 He weighed in the region of a hundred and sixty pounds. 1938 Times 14 Feb. 20/1 Losses incurred through death and culling are commonly in the region of 30 per cent. 1966 ‘A. Hall’ 9th Directive x. 97 The breech-pressure is in the region of 20 tons p.s.i. 1972 Country Life 5 Oct. (Suppl.) 7/2 Delightful house... Offers in the region of £40,000. 1990 A. S. Byatt Possession xviii. 325 Mr Byng says he believes there is already an offer in the region of six large figures. < as lemmas |
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