| 单词 | hinterland |
| 释义 | hinterland From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishGeography, Geologyhinterlandhin‧ter‧land /ˈhɪntəlænd $ -ər-/ noun [singular]SGan area of land that is far from the coast, large rivers, or the places where people livethe rural hinterlandExamples from the Corpushinterland• The extension of commuting hinterlands has increasingly brought rural areas within the daily journey-to-work range of nearby towns.• Her early work depicted a dreamy hinterland between landscape and abstraction, like the molten scenes of late Turner.• Sitting there giving me an ample vision of her hinterlands was a gesture of power.• Misconceptions can penalise too rigid definition of hinterlands.• Henry played the piano out of a van on forays into the hinterland to introduce the Trans-National Drama Research Gymnasium.• But they did not venture into the hinterland, leaving the rebels there undisturbed.• The hinterland of the Liverpool Range in the summer of 1839 was a resplendent, if temporary, Eden.• The coastal towns are expanding in their hinterlands rather than along the waterfront, and disused industrial areas are favoured for development.From Longman Business Dictionaryhinterlandhin‧ter‧land /ˈhɪntəlænd-ər-/ noun [singular] ECONOMICS the area around a particular place, especially a large city, that is economically important for that placeShanghai, and the vast hinterland of the Yangtze River deltaOrigin hinterland (1800-1900) German hinter “behind” + land “land” |
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