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单词 zone
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zone

noun
 
/zəʊn/
/zəʊn/
Idioms
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  1.  
    an area or a region with a particular feature or use
    • a war/combat/demilitarized/exclusion zone
    • a danger zone
    • a pedestrian zone (= where vehicles may not go)
    • They have called for a 100-mile buffer zone (= protected area) around the island to protect the seals.
    • an earthquake zone
    see also danger zone, no-fly zone, time zone
    Extra Examples
    • Europe is divided into economic zones.
    • Most of the old town is a traffic-free zone.
    • Our truck was trapped in the kill zone.
    • She stood some distance away from him to maintain a safety zone.
    • The internet has become a free-fire zone for conspiracy theories.
    • The area has been declared a closed military zone.
    • The rebels control the southern border zone.
    • The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.
    • This area behind the station is a no-go zone for tourists.
    • an industrial zone of factories, warehouses and shipyards
    • an oxygen-depleted dead zone at the bottom of the sea
    • the neutral zone between the two countries
    • Half a million people were made homeless throughout the earthquake zone.
    • The agreement provided for a security zone of 80km on both sides of the border.
    • The main part of the city centre is a pedestrian zone.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • narrow
    • wide
    • marginal
    verb + zone
    • control
    • patrol
    • create
    preposition
    • in a/​the zone
    • within a/​the zone
    • into a/​the zone
    See full entry
  2. one of the areas that a larger area is divided into for the purpose of organization
    • postal charges to countries in zone 2
    Extra Examples
    • All countries in zones 1 and 2 have free incoming calls.
    • The ticket may be used on any bus in zone 2.
  3. an area or a part of an object, especially one that is different from everything that is around it
    • When the needle enters the red zone the engine is too hot.
    • the erogenous zones of the body
    see also crumple zoneTopics Geographyb2
  4. one of the parts that the earth’s surface is divided into by imaginary lines that are parallel to the equator
    • the northern/southern temperate zone
    Wordfinder
    • arid
    • climate
    • continental climate
    • equatorial
    • frigid
    • harsh
    • humidity
    • rainfall
    • tropical
    • zone
    Extra Examples
    • This species is found widely distributed throughout the northern temperate zone.
    • the alpine and arid zones of Australia
    • The plant grows only in the temperate zone.
    • the temperate and tropical zones of South America
    • a transition zone between tropical and arid vegetations
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • narrow
    • wide
    • marginal
    verb + zone
    • control
    • patrol
    • create
    preposition
    • in a/​the zone
    • within a/​the zone
    • into a/​the zone
    See full entry
  5. Word Originlate Middle English: from French, or from Latin zona ‘girdle’, from Greek zōnē.
Idioms
in the zone
  1. (informal) in a state in which you feel confident and are performing at your best
    • When I'm in the zone, writing is the most satisfying thing in the world.
    see also comfort zone
a/the twilight world (of something) | the twilight zone
  1. a state in which things are strange, mysterious or secret; a state that exists on the dividing line between two things
    • the twilight world of the occult
    • The dissidents lived in a twilight world of hushed voices and secret meetings.
    • the twilight zone between living and merely existing
    • They lived in the twilight zone on the fringes of society.

zone

verb
/zəʊn/
/zəʊn/
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they zone
/zəʊn/
/zəʊn/
he / she / it zones
/zəʊnz/
/zəʊnz/
past simple zoned
/zəʊnd/
/zəʊnd/
past participle zoned
/zəʊnd/
/zəʊnd/
-ing form zoning
/ˈzəʊnɪŋ/
/ˈzəʊnɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to keep an area of land to be used for a particular purpose
    • be zoned (for something) The town centre was zoned for office development.
  2. to divide an area of land into smaller areas
    • be zoned (into something) The park has been zoned into four distinct areas.
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from French, or from Latin zona ‘girdle’, from Greek zōnē.
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