| 单词 | area |
| 释义 | areaarea /ˈɛriə/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL noun [countable] 1a particular part of a country, city, etc.: People from this area have traditionally worked in farming.area of Many areas of Africa have suffered severe drought this year.in an area There was a huge fire in the area that caused a lot of damage. They moved to the Chicago area after they got married.THESAURUSregion – a large area of a country or the world: Hardly anyone lives in the the northeast region of Russia.territory – land that is owned or controlled by a particular country: Once you cross the river, you’re in Canadian territory.zone – an area that is different in a particular way from the areas around it: It was the first time the reporter had been in a war zone.vicinity formal – the area near a place: The stolen car was found in the vicinity of the train station.district – a particular area of a city or the country: He works downtown in the financial district.neighborhood – an area of a town or city where people live: San Francisco is made up of distinct neighborhoods, each with its own character.2a part of a house, office, yard, etc. that is used for a particular purpose: This is a no-smoking area. Each apartment has a storage area in the basement. We call this part of the library the study area.3a part of the surface of something such as land, water, or skin: The wreckage was spread over a wide area. The flood waters covered an area almost five miles wide.area of The burns only affected a small area of her skin.4a particular subject, range of activities, or group of related subjects: We’re funding research in new areas like law enforcement technology. The course covers three main subject areas.area of They have made some improvements in the area of human rights. One area of concern has been falling house prices (=something you are worried about).5math, geometry a measurement of the amount of space that a flat surface or shape covers: area of Use this formula to calculate the area of a circle. The lake has an area of 2,000 square miles. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin piece of flat ground] → see also a gray area at gray1 (4)COLLOCATIONSadjectives/nouns + areaa rural area (=in the countryside) Schools in rural areas are often very small.an urban area (=in a town or city) We asked 2,000 high-school seniors from urban areas to answer the same five questions.a metropolitan area (=a very large city) Three of the major metropolitan areas in India are Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata.the Boston/Seattle/Denver etc. area (=the area around a particular city) I’ve lived in the Seattle area for 12 years.a remote/isolated area (=a long way from towns and cities) We visited a village in a remote area of northeast Afghanistan.the surrounding area (=the area around a place) The tourist office will have a map of the surrounding area.the local area (=the area around where you are or live) He quickly made friends in the local area.outlying areas (=far from the center of a town, city etc.) The program 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/coastal/desert area The bird is found mainly in coastal areas.a wilderness area (=where buildings are not allowed, to preserve nature) We drove to a wilderness area near our town to go cross-country skiing.a geographical area (=one that is shown on a map) The plant can survive in a variety of geographical areas.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 working in industrial areas are often exposed to dangerous chemicals.a built-up area (=with a lot of buildings close together) The soldiers are trained to fight in built-up areas such as city streets.the downtown area (=one that is in or near the middle of a city) They have been improving the roads in the downtown area this year.a deprived area (=where many poor people live) He grew up in one of the toughest and most deprived areas of Washington, D.C.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 Toronto.area + nounsarea residents (=people who live in an area) Many area residents came to the park to enjoy the fair.verbsmove into/out of an area She had just moved into the area and knew very few people.keep/stay away from an area The police ordered people to stay away from the area. |
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