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单词 area
释义
areaar‧e‧a /ˈeəriə $ ˈeriə/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINarea
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin ‘piece of flat ground’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a no-smoking area
  • After an hour's work, I had only cleaned a small area of the carpet.
  • Calculate the area of the walls and ceiling before you buy the paint.
  • Hannah grew up in a beautiful area of Ireland.
  • Nordstrom does research in the area of heart disease.
  • Only cheeses made in this area may be labeled "Roquefort."
  • Police think the crime was committed by someone from outside the area.
  • Raul grew up in a poor area of Buenos Aires.
  • The boat's sail had an area of more than 50 square yards.
  • The boat has a sleeping area at one end.
  • The cost of electricity has risen in our area.
  • The family lives in Roxbury, a working-class area of Boston.
  • The President has won new support because of his reforms in the areas of health and education.
  • The rate at which an ice cube melts depends on its surface area.
  • Their apartment has a large kitchen area.
  • There's a smoking area behind the building.
  • There is a shortage of water in many areas of the world.
  • There were over 2 inches of rain in coastal areas.
  • There were several damp areas on the living room ceiling.
  • They fund research in areas like information technology.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • It may be difficult to move areas since many local authorities and some housing associations operate strict residence restrictions.
  • Maricopa County started growing faster than any urban area except San Antonio.
  • Most of the actual work of book provision is operated on an area basis - in common with other functions of the library service.
  • The concession covers an area in the department of Cesar with 100 million tons of proven reserves.
  • The larger size of authorities has produced complaints about remoteness from rural areas.
  • The property encompassed about eighty thousand acres, seven times the area of Manhattan Island.
  • They notify schools and day care centers when a moderate-risk offender moves into the area.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
a part of a town or country, or of the world: · They live in a very wealthy area.· coastal areas
a large area of a country or the world: · the northwest region of Russia· desert regions
an area that is different from other areas around it in some way: · a war zone· a no-parking zone· We crossed two different time zones (=areas where there is a particular time compared to the rest of the world.)
one of the areas a city or town is officially divided into, or an area of a city where a particular group live or an activity happens: · the Chelsea district of Manhattanthe business/financial/theatre etc district: · the financial district of London
British English American English an area of a town where people live: · a friendly neighbourhood· There are lots of trees in our neighborhood.
an area outside the centre of a city, where people live: · a suburb of Boston
an area of a town or city where people of a particular nationality live: · the French quarter of New Orleans
an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where many poor people live: · He grew up in the slums of East London.
an area of a city where poor people of a particular race or class live: · a black baby born in the ghetto
Longman Language Activatoran area of the world or a country
an area of land that is part of the world or part of a country: · Police think the crime was committed by someone from outside the area.area of: · There is a shortage of water in many areas of the world.· Hannah grew up in a beautiful area of Ireland.somebody's area (=the area where someone lives): · The cost of electricity has risen in our area.
a large area that is part of a country or of the world: · There have been reports of fighting in the region.region of: · For several years they lived in a remote region of Kenya.· Severe winter weather is expected in the northeast region of the country.
an area that is in some way special or different from the areas around it, for example because it has a particular type of problem: · San Francisco and Tokyo are both located in earthquake zones.· Half of the community lies in a flood zone.war/battle zone: · UN troops are unwilling to enter the battle zone.
an area of land that is of a particular type or that is used for a particular activity, lived in by particular people etc: · The Midwest is largely farming country.· Not many people live in the hill country any more.
formal a small area of a country: · In some localities the price of housing has risen by more than fifty percent in the last decade.· The city council is responsible for providing police protection in each locality.
an area in or around a town or city
an area in or around a town or city: area of: · The family lives in Roxbury, a working-class area of Boston.poor/rich area: · Raul grew up in a poor area of Buenos Aires.
one of the areas that a town or city is officially divided into, or one of the areas of a town or city where a particular group of people live or a particular activity happens: district of: · Their apartment is in the Chongwen district of Peking.business/financial/historical etc district: · Blaine works in the financial district.
British /neighborhood American one of the parts of a town or city: · The Cranstons live in a very wealthy neighbourhood.neighbourhood of: · I grew up in a quiet neighborhood of Birmingham.in the neighbourhood/neighborhood: · Are there any good restaurants in the neighborhood?
an area in a town or city that is lived in by people of a particular type or nationality: quarter of: · We rented a house in the Creole quarter of New Orleans.· The Dahdah palace is in the old Jewish quarter of Damascus.
part of a city that is officially divided from other parts because it is of a particular type: residential/commercial zone: · This is a residential zone -- no commercial buildings are allowed.pedestrian zone (=a zone where cars, motorcycles etc are not allowed): · Most of the town centre is now a pedestrian zone.
especially American a group of buildings in a city, with four streets around it - often used as a way of talking about distances in the city: · She lived three blocks away from me when we were kids.· Many of the families on our block are Hispanic-Americans.
an area away from the centre of a city, where people live, especially an area where there are houses with gardens: suburb of: · Amy teaches at a primary school in a suburb of Atlanta.the suburbs: · My family moved to the suburbs when I was ten.
American an area in an American town or city that is officially divided from other parts and that has its own police department etc: · the fourteenth precinct· The mayor has lost support in many precincts of the city.
the area around a building or place
the objects, buildings, natural things etc that are around a building, around the place where you live, work etc: · The house is set in beautiful surroundings near Lake Coniston.· The mountaintop provides a spectacular view of Innsbruck and its surroundings.· It took me a few weeks to get used to my new surroundings.
the area around a building, street, city etc: · The city is not very attractive, but the surrounding area is lovely.· Police are still searching the town and surrounding areas for the child.
an area used for a particular purpose
an area in a house, garden, office etc that is used for a particular purpose, although it is not completely separate: · Their apartment has a large kitchen area.· The boat has a sleeping area at one end.smoking/non-smoking area: · There's a smoking area behind the building.
American an area outdoors that is used for a particular purpose, for example selling a particular type of thing: · The car stopped outside a used-car lot at the end of the street.parking lot (=for parking cars)
a large area of land
a large continuous area of land, water, or sky: expanse of: · We traveled across a broad expanse of desert.vast expanse (=extremely large area): · the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean
an area of land or water, especially one that is long and narrow: stretch of : · an empty stretch of highway· The stretch of coastline between Barcelona and the French border is called the Costa Brava.
a very large area of land of a particular type, for example, an area of forest or farming country: vast/huge/large tracts of something: · Vast tracts of Brazilian rain forest continue to be cut down every year.· There are large tracts of vacant land near the river, which could be used for farming.
an empty area
a small empty area which is available for you to sit down in, stand in, leave your car in, etc: · There's a space over there by the bar where we can sit down.· I couldn't find an empty space in the car park.
a small empty area of land in the middle of a forest or wood, especially where the trees have been cut down: · A small deer stood on the edge of the clearing.· In the clearing, there was a small cottage.
American an empty outdoor area in a town or city where nothing has been built yet and that is not being used for any particular purpose at the moment: · A bunch of kids were playing basketball in a vacant lot.· With real estate prices rising, vacant lots in the area are selling for as much as $75,000.
an area belonging to a country or person
an area that officially belongs to a particular country, or an area that a person, group, or animal controls and will defend against others: · The island of Guam is a US territory.· Many birds will attack other birds that enter their territory.· a salesman's territoryneutral territory (=an area which no-one controls): · The negotiations will be held on neutral territory.
the area that a person or group controls and defends against anyone competing for it: · Ten years ago the city was paralyzed by gang battles over turf.
British informal the area that someone controls or is responsible for: · Detective McCready had taken over; he didn't want us on his patch.
an area that is part of a surface
part of a surface that has a particular size or shape: · There were several damp areas on the living room ceiling.area of: · After an hour's work, I had only cleaned a small area of the carpet.
a small area that is different from the parts around it: · a white kitten with black patchespatch of: · I noticed a patch of dirt in the middle of the rug.damp/dirty/icy etc patch: · The car hit an icy patch on the road and went out of control.
a small area that has been changed, especially because it is damaged or dirty, and looks different: · Do you mind cleaning the grease spots behind the stove?· Oh no, I've got a spot on my new shirt!
an area of knowledge, duties, study etc
an area of knowledge, activity, or responsibility: · They fund research in areas like information technology.area of: · The President has won new support because of his reforms in the areas of health and education.· Nordstrom does research in the area of heart disease.
a subject or area of study, especially one that you know a lot about: · Keith has a degree in engineering, but couldn't find a job in his field.the field: · Laycock is one of the most brilliant psychiatrists in the field.field of: · There are good employment opportunities in the field of healthcare, particularly nursing.
one part of a large area of study or knowledge: branch of: · Trigonometry is a branch of mathematics.· He's interested in the branch of international law that deals with war crimes.
an area of activity or work - use this especially when talking about all the people who work in that area: business/fashion/hi-tech etc world: · Jaffrii is now one of the richest and most successful men in the business world.· the fashion worldthe world of something: · the fast-paced world of technology
formal an area of activity, interest, or knowledge to which something belongs: · The abortion issue has shifted from the political to the religious domain.male/female domain: · In the US, manual labor remains a male domain.
formal a general area of thought, interest, or knowledge: · the spiritual realmthe realm of something: · new discoveries in the realm of science
an area of activity, interest, knowledge etc, especially one that people consider should be respected or admired: · Mitchell's greatest achievements have been in the diplomatic sphere.in scientific/political etc spheres: · She has a solid reputation in scientific spheres.
when a place has people living in it
an area of land or a building that is inhabited has people living in it: · Only two of the islands are inhabited.· This tiny town has been an inhabited area for over 3,000 years.
a building or room that is occupied has people living in it: · None of the flats is occupied - they've only just been built.
with people living there: · Bears are appearing more and more frequently in populated areasdensely/heavily populated (=having many people): · The north-east has always been more densely populated than the rest of the country.thinly/sparsely populated (=having few people): · French Guiana is a sparsely populated wilderness.
an area where there are houses where people live: · The museum is about 6 blocks from downtown in a quiet residential area.· London's main airport is surrounded by densely populated residential areas.
formal use this about a place that humans live in or have lived in in the past: · The only sign of human habitation was a charred area where there had once been a fire.
how big or small something is
· What size is that shirt?· Your desk is exactly the same size as mine.the size of · The price will depend on the size and quality of the carpet.(be) the size of (=the same size as something else) · Fire has destroyed an area of forest the size of Luxembourg.(be) twice/half/three times etc the size of (=twice as big, half as big etc as something else) · The seeds are very small, about half the size of a grain of salt.of different/various sizes · There were several pieces of wood of different sizes.double/triple etc in size · Cover the dough and allow it to rise until it has doubled in size.grow/increase/shrink etc in size · The black spots on her skin seemed to be slowly increasing in size.vary/differ/range etc in size · The American states vary enormously in size, from very large to very small.(of) this/that size (=as big as this one or that one) · In a class this size, there will always be a few problems.
use this to ask or talk about the size of something: · How big is the table? Do you think it'll fit in the trunk?· How big is the Dead Sea?· We need to know how big the rooms are.
the amount of space that a flat surface such as a floor or field covers: area of: · The boat's sail had an area of more than 50 square yards.· Calculate the area of the walls and ceiling before you buy the paint.surface area: · The rate at which an ice cube melts depends on its surface area.
the height, width, and length of an object, building etc - use this especially to give exact measurements: · The dimensions are printed on the side of the box.dimensions of: · What are the dimensions of the dining-room table?
the size of a large area: · The extent of the Red Creek ranch is enormous.in extent: · The principality measured about 16,500 kilometres in extent.
when things are spread around in a messy way
when things are spread around everywhere in a dirty, untidy way: · We spent the morning tidying up the mess after the party.· There were cups and ashtrays everywhere - what a mess!· We love having our grandchildren visit, but they always leave such a mess for us to clean up.
when everything is very untidy, nothing is organized, and there is no order or system: · We've just moved into the new office and I've no idea where anything is - it's chaos!in chaos (=in a state of chaos): · I arrived home unexpectedly and found the house in chaos.
when a lot of things have been left together in one place, especially unnecessary things that prevent you from moving around easily: · It seemed impossible for her to keep the house free of clutter.clutter of: · On the dresser a clutter of compacts, rouges, and lipsticks lie half open.
informal a place that is very messy or dirty: · I'd invite you in, but my place is a disaster.· The kids room is always a disaster area.
WORD SETS
abacus, nounalgebra, nounangle, nounarc, nounarea, nounarithmetic, nounarithmetic, adjectivearithmetic progression, nounaxis, nounbar chart, nounbar graph, nounbase, nounbinomial, nounbisect, verbBoolean, adjectiveC, nouncalculator, nouncalculus, nouncanonical, adjectivechord, nouncipher, nouncircumference, nouncircumscribe, verbcompass, nouncomplementary, adjectivecomputation, nouncompute, verbconcentric, adjectivecone, nouncongruent, adjectiveconical, adjectiveconstant, nouncontain, verbcoordinate, nouncoordinate, adjectivecos, cosine, nouncube, nouncubic, adjectivecurvature, nouncurve, nouncut, verbdeci-, prefixdeviation, noundiagonal, adjectivediameter, noundifferential calculus, noundigit, noundimension, noundomain, nouneccentric, adjectiveellipse, nounelliptical, adjectiveequal, adjectiveequal, verbequals sign, nounequation, nounequilateral triangle, nounexponential, adjectiveexpress, verbexpression, nounface, nounfigure, nounflow chart, nounformula, nounfraction, nounfractional, adjectivefunction, noungeometric, adjectivegeometry, noungraph, noungraphically, adverbgraph paper, noungrid, nounHCF, helix, nounheptagon, nounhexagon, nounhistogram, nounhypotenuse, nounimperial, adjectiveimproper fraction, nouninfinity, nouninformation theory, nouninnumerate, adjectiveinto, prepositioninverse, adjectiveisosceles triangle, nounline graph, log, nounlogarithm, nounlong division, nounlozenge, nounmath, nounmathematical, adjectivemathematician, nounmathematics, nounmatrix, nounmean, adjectivemedian, nounmedian, adjectivemetric, adjectiveminus, prepositionminus, nounminus, adjectiveminus sign, nounminute, nounmultiplication, nounmultiplication sign, nounmultiplication table, nounmultiply, verbN, nounnumber, nounnumerate, adjectivenumeration, nounoblong, adjectiveobtuse angle, nounoctagon, nounoval, nounparabola, nounparallel, adjectiveparallelogram, nounpentagon, nounpercentage, nounperimeter, nounperpendicular, nounpi, nounpictogram, nounpie chart, nounplane, nounplane geometry, nounplus, prepositionplus, nounplus, adjectiveplus sign, nounpolygon, nounpolyhedron, nounpower, nounprism, nounprobability, nounproof, nounproportion, nounproposition, nounprotractor, nounquadrangle, nounquadrant, nounquadratic equation, nounquadri-, prefixquadrilateral, nounradius, nounratio, nounrectangle, nounrectilinear, adjectiverecur, verbrhombus, nounright angle, nounright-angled triangle, nounroot, nounruler, nounscale, nounscalene triangle, nounscatter diagram, section, nounsegment, nounsemicircle, nounset square, nounsine, nounslide rule, nounsolid, adjectivesolid, nounsolution, nounsolve, verbsphere, nounsquare, adjectivesquare, nounsquare, verbsquare, adverbsquarely, adverbsquare root, nounsubset, nounsubtract, verbsubtraction, nounsum, nounsurface area, nounsymmetrical, adjectivesymmetry, nountangent, nounterm, nountheorem, nounthreefold, adjectivetimes, prepositiontrapezium, nountriangle, nountrigonometry, nountwo-dimensional, adjectivevalue, nounvariable, nounvector, nounVenn diagram, nounvertex, nounvertical, adjectivevolume, nounwork, verbX, nounx-axis, nouny-axis, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + area
(=in the countryside)· Schools in rural areas are often very small.
(=in a town or city)· 90% of the English population live in urban areas.
(=a long way from towns and cities)· a remote area of northeast Afghanistan
· He quickly made friends in the local area.
(=the area around a place)· The tourist office will have a map of the surrounding area.
(=far from the centre of a town, village etc)· The programme also includes plans to reforest outlying areas of the city.
· The plane crashed into trees in a heavily wooded area.
· the mountainous areas of the Massif Central
· The bird is found mainly in coastal areas.
· The hot, dry wind blows in from the desert areas of North Africa.
(=a part of a town where people live)· They had a large house in a pleasant residential area.
· People living in industrial areas are exposed to these types of chemicals.
(=with a lot of buildings close together)· New development will not be allowed outside the existing built-up area.
(=where many poor people live)· He grew up in one of the toughest and most deprived areas of Glasgow.
(=the central part of a city, where many poor people live)· When will something be done to improve our inner-city areas?
(=where a particular class of people live)· She was born in a working-class area of London.
(=a very large city)· major metropolitan areas such as Delhi, Bombay, and Calcutta
(=for preserving nature or old buildings)· a new scheme to create a nature conservation area
(=one that is shown on a map)· The survey took place in three geographical areas.
verbs
· She had just moved into the area and knew very few people.· Many young people are moving out of rural areas.
· The police ordered people to stay away from the area.
· The town is spread out over a wide area.
· Parts of the plane were scattered over a wide area.
 Meaning 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + area
· The kitchen area is rather small.
(=the main room in a house, where people relax)· The main living area was on the second floor.
(=a desk where visitors arriving in a hotel or large organization go first)· Visitors should please report to the reception area.
(=a place for keeping things that are not being used)· There’s a temporary storage area where you can put those boxes.
(=an area outdoors where you can eat a meal)· We pulled off the highway into a picnic area for lunch.
(=a place for children to play)· There’s a nice play area for the kiddies.
· The airport terminal is a no-smoking area.
· Employers do not have to provide smoking areas.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 the affluent Côte d'Azur
· The Afghan border area is open and wild.
(=including a lot of different things)· Psychobiology is a broad area covering many different topics.
(=a subject or matter that causes conflict)· There may be many areas of conflict between parents and teenagers.
(=an area where animals and plants are protected)· a wildlife conservation area
 The issue of hunting is a source of contention.
 Animal welfare did not become a contentious issue until the late 1970s.
(=an area that could be dangerous)· People living in the danger area have been told to leave.
(=where a lot of deprived people live) our deprived inner cities
· A hot dry wind blows from the desert areas of North Africa.
(=an idea or subject that people disagree about)· Substantial areas of disagreement still exist between scientists.
(=area where a disaster has happened)· Military planes flew food supplies to the disaster area.
 The town was declared a disaster area (=officially called a disaster area) after the floods.
· They live in an exclusive suburb on the north side of the city.
(=the subject or activity that someone is skilled in)· a historian whose area of expertise is the Roman Empire
 He runs a fashionable restaurant near the Harbor.
(=a town etc on a frontier)
 Pat and his friend were in the general area of the crime when it happened.
 a large geographical area
· Nuclear energy will be the main growth area in the energy sector.
 It is a thriving shopping centre for the people who live in the immediate area.
 pollution in industrial areas
· What are the key areas of economic policy?
(=a special area with tables where people can have picnics)· There is a picnic area next to the car park.
 a hillside planted with fir trees
 a recreation area for children to play in
· This is a very exciting area of research.
· They're only a five minute stroll away from the main resort centre with all its bars, restaurants and nightlife.
 No Entry – restricted area for army personnel only.
· The search area has now been widened.
(=a group of related subjects)· He has written a lot in this subject area.
 Troops sealed off the surrounding area.
 a tough area of Chicago
 unemployment in urban areas
 vast areas of rainforest
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· With the exception of certain areas of mental health, there appeared little clear medical evidence in support of these claims.· Whatever the level of national economic success, certain areas will remain disadvantaged.· Although much of the development utilises pre-cast techniques, certain areas were constructed using traditional in-situ methods.· There are also negative measures in the sense of restriction of land-uses, and exclusion of people and/or livestock from certain areas.· In certain areas no figures were given for a good many parishes, even the values of some livings being omitted.· That they have an important role to play is already clear in certain areas, such as special education.· We do not take certain inner City areas.· We got on together very well, our conversation frank and adult, with certain forbidden areas.
· Anyone dealing with such figures will know of the enormous variation in coding practice in different areas.· There is a choice of over 260 walks exploring 85 different areas throughout the country.· There were also a number of gates to hang, so that stock could be moved between the different areas.· There are wide discrepancies in the service that patients in different areas receive.· Each teacher approaches a procedure in an individual way and has different areas of expertise and interest.· There were a limited number of places allocated to different areas.· The two pubs are in different areas of Doncaster, South Yorks.· There is no justification in economic analysis for giving different institutional treatment to different competition policy areas.
· The quality and price of private housing varies enormously both between city centres and suburbs and between different geographical areas.· Civilizations as geographical areas Civilizations, vast or otherwise, can always be located on a map.· The geographical area where each sale was made; 6.· There were even several geographical areas named after him in recognition of his oceanographic studies.· In 1914 they were still few in number and often had impractically large geographical areas to deal with.· The chronological introduction of different alloys can then be compared between different cultures and geographical areas.· Moreover, they are inclined to deal with geographical areas in turn.· Those that were traded over wide geographical areas, though, can be useful in linking the dating frameworks of different regions.
· Some contamination by heavy metals was detected, notably in the industrial areas of Fife, and also more widely by tin.· The city also reached agreement with a major development firm to market the industrial park area.· Although Kilmarnock is an industrial area, there is a large rural area in the constituency in the heart of Ayrshire.· With rising rural population and the end of the cereal boom, farm wages away from industrial areas simply stagnated.· Because the technology is based on readily available material it can be produced anywhere, creating jobs outside industrial areas.· This was true of the industrial areas but also the rural communities which had ancient Catholic communities.· The Convention set a transitional period of 10 years, with an industrial free trade area coming into being by 1970.· These two actions would provide a separation of industrial and residential areas to a degree, creating a better environment.
· Recruitment has, to a large extent, centred on the key areas of sales and research staff.· One key result area was quality.· The major industrial developments were heavily concentrated in a few key areas of the Empire.· Thus, in the key area of economic policy, despite an occasional victory, Carter achieved little.· Another key area where energy efficiency is required is dishwashing.· We have also tightened up our management in other key areas of milk production.· The key area in which these ultra-current databases flourish is the field of financial information.· We were delighted yesterday to obtain the agreement of the manufacturers to concentrate on these three key areas.
· Junction devices; Large area imaging applications.· A metropolitan is the chief bishop of a large area.· In the Somerset Levels large areas of land were reclaimed and given straight-sided, drain-edged fields.· Planners must be aware of the less acceptable aspects of bringing people from too large a catchment area.· This was a large amusement area filled with slides, rope swings and wooden climbing frames.· But with larger areas it is best to cut out a regular shape and put in new timber.· From then on their superior passing dominated large areas of the match.· Only small areas have had to be re-drilled because of flooding, although that can mean relatively large areas in some localities.
· Graphics: Methods of transmitting broadcast quality vision through a digital local area network.· You will have to buy this directly or indirectly from one of the telephone companies serving your local area.· It is currently working on a system for extending the security provided on Unix and local area network systems.· Private local-area networks on the Internet operate at data transmission speeds of 10 to 100 megabits per second.· National and international events are covered when they affect the local area.· Until recently it was difficult to buy authentic Farmhouse Lancashire anywhere but in the local area.· You should have already completed research into your local area and know where you can or can not detect safely.
· Intermediate and advanced teaching in the main areas continues in the second- and third-year courses.· The main areas will be awarded.· Where possible, cover the main floor area in one sheet, or make joins well away from main traffic areas.· Petrey outlines the main areas of disagreement and suggests an explanation for the differences between the two schools.· Maps and memoirs of the main coalfield areas had been published and many of the one-inch sheets of non-coalfield areas had appeared.· The main areas of growth have been in inter-bank deposits, certificates of deposit and the foreign currency markets.· The other main area of growth is in unemployment.· The 25 acres of the Peffermill playing fields are within easy reach from the main areas of the University.
· This scheme, which has now spread to other areas, obviously influenced the Griffiths proposals.· You should sell some shares for cash and invest that money in other areas.· Various local companies sponsored the restoration and furnishing of other areas of the 1907 Clubhouse.· Senior officers are watching the pilot programme carefully with a view to including other areas.· But there are many other areas in which we could act.· It is not the proper procedure for anyone trying to make sense of other areas of social life.· Clearly a cohort analysis of this and other areas in southwest Cumbria is urgently required.
· A dominant characteristic of the location-factor school is its focus on the particular features of areas in order to explain their relative fortunes.· The other chapter on a particular area of policy deals with education.· You will also be held in respect of any particular area of your breakdown to what you have put in your original letter.· They provide a very general introduction to particular occupational areas.· When I work in a particular area I want to know why a landscape looks as it does.· Area analysis can be used to provide a company with information about the different types of people living in a particular area.· The division of responsibility was based upon past historical connections and more recent wartime involvement with particular areas of concern.· This may be a particular area where the records manager's experience of other media and enabling litigation may be particularly valuable.
· It has the loveliest of gardens and is situated in the residential area of Sorrento known as Sant' Agnello.· Because of this decentralization of services and businesses, few convenient residential areas exist for those who lack transportation.· Driving-related report, however, was highest in shopping areas, then arterial roads, and lowest in residential areas.· Anyway, coming back I detoured through residential areas where the traffic was not so bad.· London Dockland is a very attractive residential and business area.· The pilot tried to turn back but the jet exploded and a large fireball ripped into a crowded residential area.· His planning powers were also insufficient to enable the breaking through of older residential areas to construct Paris-type boulevards.· Moreover, they are virtually unknown in established residential areas.
· The most difficult part of the Boards' programme of expanding the distribution system was in rural areas.· This is aimed at encouraging subscriptions from smaller towns and rural areas where there are no Internet service providers.· Car ownership rates are higher in rural areas than the national average.· In many rural areas the tree was deemed sacred and thus is widely planted in churchyards.· Even since the war industrial relocation schemes for rural areas have been half-hearted and inadequate.· In some rural areas the population served may need to be even smaller if villages are far apart.· In the rural areas, angry farmers prevented officials from evicting those who were in arrears with their mortgage payments.
· They were painted over, but some one had scraped away a small area of paint, exposing the clear glass.· Switching on the vacuum cleaner, he runs it over a small area of the gray wall-to-wall carpet.· Providing a service often requires a thorough local knowledge of the culture and mores of small areas of the community.· The first signal to arrive back at Earth is the mirror-like reflection of the small area about the sub-Earth point on Mercury.· They make up in quality for their comparatively small area.· A very small land area is included in this zone.· Increase or reduce numbers of plants for larger or smaller areas.· Palaeontological studies only relate to the very small areas of sedimentary cover over certain parts of the crystalline basement in this region.
· There is, it is heartening to note, quite widespread acceptance that language is significant in all subject areas.· The bulk of reviews in these papers cover just a few subject areas.· New computers are needed for the subject areas involved.· The consequence of this for the curriculum must be that within all subject areas both aspects must be attended to.· Topic - word senses vary according to subject area or domain.· What about the subject areas covered?· We are now interested in whether subject area has any influence on differences in type of contract of employment.
· The modern police services in Britain originated in the needs of the growing urban areas at the beginning of the nineteenth century.· The Reagan New Federalism also signalled an increased dependence of urban areas on state government.· Increasingly, Labour and Conservative support has become polarized between North and South and between urban and rural areas.· Runyon credits his drive to improve overnight mail service in urban areas for much of the shift in attitude.· Despite this prudent, but politically damaging, platform, the party made gains, mainly in urban areas.· During the period 1990-90, urban areas expanded at the rate of 11,000 ha per year.· The early success and popularity of rural reforms encouraged the introduction of economic change in urban areas.· The SDOs for the urban development areas do likewise for urban development corporations.
· He was surprised at the vast basement area that was used for medical research beneath the Alexander Fleming House building.· Altogether, it was a vast area whose different parts were cut off from each other except by slow coastal navigation.· To the south lay a vast area of redevelopment, relieved only by the remains of a Victorian terrace.· The vast restaurant area allows us a complicated exit choice of at least fifty yards of glass door frontage.· As Gould rightly assumed, vast areas of terraincognita held enormous possibilities for new and exotic species.· The fact that the White groups were spread out over such a vast area caused the lack of communications.· Between 1768 and 1779, his own voyages of discovery filled in vast empty areas on the maps of his time.· You should be ready, however, for those awkward bream that decide to use their vast body area like kites.
· The whole area was immediately placed under curfew and restrictions were not relaxed until Dec. 15.· By the time whole areas up to the sixteenth floor were visible, David Childs's intentions could be seen clearly.· The whole area is wreathed in mists.· The only traffic in the whole area consisted of chugging yellow Navy tugboats which emitted heavy black smoke from their tall stacks.· Other cities also had noble temples; none had such a splendid facade to its whole sacred area.· The discovery of this glow at high-temperature vents opens up a whole new area of research.· It kills the germs as well, leaving the whole area clean and hygienic.· If this transpires then the emergence of fairness really will have a substantial effect on the whole area of procedural due process.
· Having skirted the mire itself without success, the search-party fanned out to cover a wider area, calling Horatia's name.· These deliver serotonin to wide areas of the brain and spinal cord.· The restructuring will enable it to focus better on the two areas of its expertise in both wide area and local networks.· It was first seen from Bristol, Reading, and Clifton, and was tracked by many observers over a wide area.· It is apparent that course evaluation and judgement of aims both form part of the wider area of educational decision making.· There are wide differences between areas within the same region.· At his death, wide areas of the country were outside his government's control.· Likewise the concepts of local and wide area networks.
NOUN
· Prep schools have no secure catchment area, they have always depended on the forces of the market place for their survival.· The hospitals more remote from their catchment area were thus the natural early candidates for closure.· Neither hospital was sufficiently remote from its catchment area to warrant the intervention of the centre to impose closure.· Attempts will be made to reduce pesticide use in water catchment areas.· Planners must be aware of the less acceptable aspects of bringing people from too large a catchment area.· Typically this will involve detailed catchment area research, and competition analysis.· The closure was doubly important because the catchment area covered the inner London districts of Westminster, Paddington and Hammersmith.· Dormitory centres Within the catchment area of a burgh; basic services available; some growth potential and encouragement to industry.
· We also understand that the Black Lion is situated in the conservation area in Llanfair Caereinion.· It has no less than nine conservation areas designated as being outstanding.· Similarly, any proposed redevelopment or new building must actively enhance or preserve the character or appearance of the conservation area.· The course boasts a large conservation area, and it is my intention to plant some two thousand species of hardwood trees.· Some local authorities have designated very few conservation areas.· Demolition in conservation areas Permission is also needed to demolish an unlisted church in a conservation area.· The whole of the Main Street and the river frontage has been made into a conservation area.
· It is currently working on a system for extending the security provided on Unix and local area network systems.· Within a building, a local area network can transfer data at broadband speeds-10 megabytes per second or more.· But whether yours is a local area network or a global one, your problem is the same.· Local-area networks transmitting data at speeds of between 10 megabits per second and 100 megabits per second also exist.· The software allows users to access local and remote communication services on NetWare networks without being confined to a local area network.
· The principal problem area concerns the additional amount of computation that may be necessary successfully to implement Monte Carlo based techniques.· In this case, treat the write-up as yet another learning experience informing you of strong and problem areas.· If you stoop or are round-shouldered these shoulder movements will help to rectify this problem area for you.· The termite inspector can point out some problem areas.· We are tackling our problem areas and are divesting those assets which no longer have a strategic fit.· In short, a literature reviewer tells you what others have done or are doing in your problem area.· You can also conduct profit forecasts, identify profitable work and problem areas.· As the probe got closer to the problem area, the sound increased.
· Georgina Newley was conferring with Brassard in the reception area.· Back out toward the lobby, just off the reception area, is a different room.· With children constantly moving between evacuation and reception areas, endless administrative problems arose.· Homes with large impersonal reception areas are better for orientation if they are broken up into smaller areas divided from each other.· New carpets, partitions, desks and offices have all been installed, together with the creation of a much needed reception area.· The hubbub in the reception area was considerable among the gathering of journalists, show business people, and golfers.· On signs in personnel departments and reception areas.· They reception area is comfortable and welcoming.
· The aim was to get the weight as low as possible while at the same time maintain adequate surface area.· The body surface area will not be used in the calculation since the clearance is being done on an average size adult.· The surface area of a plate is reduced at a subduction zone whereas it is increased along a spreading ridge.· The tension in the films draws them towards minimum surface area.· Also a film presents less surface area to a chemical than does particulate matter.· The microporous structure offers a high surface area 50% of which is inside the media.· Blagdon supply Bio-Filter Medium high-grade semi porous light clay granules with a large surface area.· Simply by growing larger, creatures suffer a continual decrease in relative surface area.
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· Toton and Tinsley are good examples of depots with specific sub-sector allegiances and covering a wide geographical area.· The concession covers an area in the department of Cesar with 100 million tons of proven reserves.· Later still it was found covering extensive areas of the sea floor south of Ireland.· Officials in rural districts covering a large area may drive long distances to perform their regular duties.· The repetitions cover two areas, each of thirty-six bars.· I would suggest that ten or twenty questions would be satisfactory to cover the subject area framed by the major research question.· Keep doing this until any pain subsides, then cover the affected area and see your doctor.· As part of the retooling, the newspaper will create special teams to cover five subject areas that are considered key.
· It was also decided that the living areas would be upstairs, with the bedrooms at ground level.· They have lived in the area for hundreds of years.· Two sets of bunk beds in each room along the living area, each bed tautly clothed.· But what is life like for people living in rural areas who can't afford a car?· Findings include: Some 600 million people live in urban areas where the average level of sulphur dioxide pollution endangers their lives.· The people who live in those areas have lost power.
· This was because so many other companies were moving into the area and the demand for property grew.· She worked in the clothing business in New York before moving to the Washington area about 40 years ago.· It may be difficult to move areas since many local authorities and some housing associations operate strict residence restrictions.· When guards showed up late that night to move Guzman to another area of the prison, he was missing.· Changing preferences will be shown in siting, and occupation will tend to move about within an area.· And students would be allowed to move easily among career areas.· Instead, proposals have involved moving him to his area of greatest expertise as public works director.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Human beings can't live on grey areas for ever - unless it enters their soul.
  • It only remains to add that there is - damn it - a thin grey area between the two.
  • Nowhere is it easier to blackmail than in the criminal underworld and the grey areas of conduct that surround it.
  • Of course there's a grey area.
  • Sometimes a contractual term lies in a grey area between the two.
  • There are far too many grey areas with endless different interpretations open to every side.
  • There is one type of appeal which falls in the grey area between review and supervision.
  • There were grey areas in what she had told him - or rather allowed him to believe.
  • But the Jaipur is hoping that eventually passengers will be eating their food the length and breadth of the country.
  • They dogged him the length and breadth of the country, wherever the small troupe of players appeared.
  • It is worth reiterating here the point that the media offer a means of influencing your target audiences.
  • Most of its students are the provincial poor, the target audience of leftist guerrilla groups.
  • Providing prevention materials to state health departments will ensure that target groups have ready access to such materials.
  • The target areas were both moderate. income tracts of South Phoenix. 4.
  • The approach involves identifying variations in the functioning of target areas and relating those variations to known differences in cortical function.
  • The key is to analyze the target audience, Half said.
  • The other major target group is those hospitalised with infectious illnesses.
  • We know the terrain in the target area is complicated, rugged.
  • And instead of heading off into uncharted waters, Shyamalan has positively invited comparisons with his previous opus.
  • Any progress to be made in this almost uncharted area would be of great significance to communication and those who apply it.
  • Clearly the 49ers are sailing in uncharted waters.
  • Gradually the performance builds into something extraordinary, a gallant voyage into uncharted territory.
  • I clenched my teeth and closed my eyes as the plane headed straight into very uncertain, very uncharted territory indeed.
  • Not uncommonly, studies of this kind which relate to relatively uncharted areas raise more issues than they solve.
  • Other career seekers are more interested in venturing into uncharted waters.
  • There are no road signs in uncharted territory, no footprints to follow in places where no one has ventured before.
  • As far as my patients went, I became a walking disaster area.
1a particular part of a country, town etc:  Only cheeses made in this area may be labelled ‘Roquefort’. Crime rates are much higher in urban areas.area of Many areas of Africa have suffered severe drought this year.2a part of a house, office, garden etc that is used for a particular purpose:  a no-smoking area Their apartment has a large kitchen area. Come through into the dining area. the reception area of the hotel a storage area on the ground floor3a particular subject, range of activities, or group of related subjects:  The course covers three main subject areas. This study has clearly identified a major problem area for the National Health Service. We’re funding research into new areas such as law enforcement technology.area of reforms in the key areas of health and education4the amount of space that a flat surface or shape coversarea of an area of 2,000 square miles a formula to calculate the area of a circle► see thesaurus at size → grey area at grey1(7)COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + areaa rural area (=in the countryside)· Schools in rural areas are often very small.an urban area (=in a town or city)· 90% of the English population live in urban areas.a remote/isolated area (=a long way from towns and cities)· a remote area of northeast Afghanistanthe local area· He quickly made friends in the local area.the surrounding area (=the area around a place)· The tourist office will have a map of the surrounding area.outlying areas (=far from the centre of a town, village etc)· The programme also includes plans to reforest outlying areas of the city.a wooded area· The plane crashed into trees in a heavily wooded area.a mountainous area· the mountainous areas of the Massif Centrala coastal area· The bird is found mainly in coastal areas.a desert area· The hot, dry wind blows in from the desert areas of North Africa.a residential area (=a part of a town where people live)· They had a large house in a pleasant residential area.an industrial area· People living in industrial areas are exposed to these types of chemicals.a built-up area (=with a lot of buildings close together)· New development will not be allowed outside the existing built-up area.a deprived area (=where many poor people live)· He grew up in one of the toughest and most deprived areas of Glasgow.an inner-city area (=the central part of a city, where many poor people live)· When will something be done to improve our inner-city areas?a middle-class/working-class etc area (=where a particular class of people live)· She was born in a working-class area of London.a metropolitan area (=a very large city)· major metropolitan areas such as Delhi, Bombay, and Calcuttaa conservation area (=for preserving nature or old buildings)· a new scheme to create a nature conservation areaa geographical area (=one that is shown on a map)· The survey took place in three geographical areas.verbsmove into/out of an area· She had just moved into the area and knew very few people.· Many young people are moving out of rural areas.keep/stay away from an area· The police ordered people to stay away from the area.be spread out over a wide area· The town is spread out over a wide area.be scattered over a wide area· Parts of the plane were scattered over a wide area.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + areathe kitchen/dining/bedroom/bathroom area· The kitchen area is rather small.the living area (=the main room in a house, where people relax)· The main living area was on the second floor.a reception area (=a desk where visitors arriving in a hotel or large organization go first)· Visitors should please report to the reception area.a storage area (=a place for keeping things that are not being used)· There’s a temporary storage area where you can put those boxes.a picnic area (=an area outdoors where you can eat a meal)· We pulled off the highway into a picnic area for lunch.a play area (=a place for children to play)· There’s a nice play area for the kiddies.a no-smoking/non-smoking area· The airport terminal is a no-smoking area.a smoking area· Employers do not have to provide smoking areas.THESAURUSarea a part of a town or country, or of the world: · They live in a very wealthy area.· coastal areasregion a large area of a country or the world: · the northwest region of Russia· desert regionszone an area that is different from other areas around it in some way: · a war zone· a no-parking zone· We crossed two different time zones (=areas where there is a particular time compared to the rest of the world.)district one of the areas a city or town is officially divided into, or an area of a city where a particular group live or an activity happens: · the Chelsea district of Manhattanthe business/financial/theatre etc district: · the financial district of Londonneighbourhood British English, neighborhood American English /ˈneɪbəhʊd $ -ər-/ an area of a town where people live: · a friendly neighbourhood· There are lots of trees in our neighborhood.suburb an area outside the centre of a city, where people live: · a suburb of Bostonquarter an area of a town or city where people of a particular nationality live: · the French quarter of New Orleansslum an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where many poor people live: · He grew up in the slums of East London.ghetto an area of a city where poor people of a particular race or class live: · a black baby born in the ghetto
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