| 单词 | region |
| 释义 | regionregion /ˈridʒən/ ●●● S3 W1 AWL noun [countable] 1social studies a fairly large area of a state, country, or the world, usually without exact limits: Efforts to bring peace to the region have failed.in a region Snow is expected in mountain regions.across/throughout a region The problem is affecting farms throughout the entire region.► see thesaurus at area2a particular part of someone’s body: The injury affected a region of the brain that controls memory.3(somewhere) in the region of something used to describe an amount of time, money, etc. without being exact SYN approximately: The cost will be in the region of $40 billion. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French, Latin regio, from regere to rule]COLLOCATIONSadjectives/nouns + regionthe whole/entire region There was heavy snow throughout the entire region.the northern/southern etc. region The bears live mainly in the northern region of the country.surrounding regions There was also some flooding in surrounding regions.a neighboring region (=next to an area or country) The war might spread to neighboring regions.the central region They live in the central region of Italy.a remote region (=far away) His family came from a remote region of China.a coastal region The storm caused most damage in coastal regions.a desert region These plants grow in the desert regions of North America.a mountainous/mountain region Rebels were hiding in the mountainous region.a border region Enemy troops continued to occupy the border region.a tribal region The fighting took place in a tribal region in the mountains of Afghanistan.a wartorn/troubled/volatile region (=an area where there is fighting or war) A number of oil workers have been taken hostage in this troubled region this year.verbslive in a region (also inhabit/populate a region formal) The film is about the wildlife that inhabits the region.destablilze a region (=make it more dangerous and likely to fail) Observers feared that the fighting would destabilize the region. |
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