| 单词 | region |
| 释义 | region (once / 66 pages) 1n 2n 3n A region is an area. A region can be geographic — like a part of a country. A region can be intellectual — like a region of the mind. There are also bodily regions — like abdominal, thoracic, and posterior. A region is any space that is distinct from another area. The word region is from the Latin regionem which means “direction, boundary, district.” When you go to California you may want to travel north to the wine region, which will stimulate the taste-receptor region of your brain. After that, if you go south to the filmmaking region of Hollywood, you will excite the “movie-and-entertainment” region of your mind. WORD FAMILYregion: regional, regions+/regional: regionalism, regionally/regionalism: regionalisms USAGE EXAMPLESAcross the region, health clubs and fitness studios are preparing for peak season. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Back then the establishment view was that a two-state solution was the key to unlocking stability for the region. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) He was scheduled later to travel to the country’s self-governing northern Kurdish region to meet French troops and local officials. Time(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the extended spatial location of something the farming regions of France regions of outer space Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper part D region the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves Appleton layerthe highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission Kennelly-Heaviside layera region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length Achaeaa region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese Dorisa small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken Cynoscephalaethe fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians Transylvaniaa historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War I Witwatersranda rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese Bible Beltsouthern and midwestern United States where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant Green Linethe border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence Line of Controla 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the part controlled by Pakistan Corn Beltthe midwestern states where corn is grown; Iowa and Illinois are excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock Rubiconthe boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war Van Allen belta belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field Aries the Ramthe first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19 Taurus the Bullthe second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 Gemini the Twinsthe third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20 Cancer the Crabthe fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 Leo the Lionthe fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22 Virgo the Virginthe sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22 Libra the Balancethe seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 Scorpio the Scorpionthe eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21 Sagittarius the Archerthe ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21 Capricorn the Goatthe tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 Aquarius the Water Bearerthe eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18 Pisces the Fishesthe twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 Triple Frontierthe border area where Argentina and Brazil and Paraguay meet; an active South American center for contraband and drug trafficking and money laundering; a suspected locale for Islamic extremist groups Panama Canal Zonea zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal Home Countiesthe English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded Avona county in southwestern England Berkshirea county in southern England Cornwalla hilly county in southwestern England Cumbriaa county of northwestern England Devonshirea county in southwestern England Essexa county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary Gloucestershirea county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley Hampshirea county of southern England on the English Channel Hertfordshirea county in southern England Kenta county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans Somerseta county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel East Sussexa county in southern England on the English Channel West Sussexa county in southern England on the English Channel Leicestershirea largely agricultural county in central England Lincolnshirean agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea Northumberlandthe northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall) Surreya county in southeastern England on the Thames North Yorkshirea county in northern England West Yorkshirea metropolitan county in northern England South Yorkshirea metropolitan county in northern England Northamptonshirea county is central England Sussexa county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century Mohorovicic discontinuitythe boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle Mason and Dixon's linethe boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War A horizonthe top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus B horizonimmediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils C horizonbeneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock air, atmosphere the mass of air surrounding the Earth biospherethe regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist depth(usually plural) the deepest and most remote part interplanetary spacethe part of outer space within the solar system interstellar spacethe space between stars heliospherethe region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system intergalactic spacethe space between galaxies deep spaceany region in space outside the solar system aerospacethe atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole zonean area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic beltan elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found bottomthe lowest part of anything county(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government distancea distant region Eden, Shangri-la, heaven, nirvana, paradise, promised landany place of complete bliss and delight and peace extremitythe outermost or farthest region or point hell, hell on earth, hellhole, inferno, snake pit, the pitsany place of pain and turmoil inside, interiorthe region that is inside of something ionospherethe outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons layera relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another exterior, outsidethe region that is outside of something radiusa circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius sidea place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location airthe region above the ground vacuity, vacuuma region that is devoid of matter topthe upper part of anything zodiaca belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided Papuathe southeastern part of Papua New Guinea Sinda region of southeastern Pakistan black holea region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field Edgeworth-Kuiper belt, Kuiper belta disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune mare, mariaa dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon cap, capital, chapiterthe upper part of a column that supports the entablature mastheadthe head or top of a mast crownthe part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel asteroid beltthe region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found back of beyonda very remote and inaccessible place airspacethe atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction footthe lower part of anything base(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment rock bottomthe absolute bottom bound, boundary, boundsthe line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something end, terminaleither extremity of something that has length extreme, extreme point, extremumthe point located farthest from the middle of something greenbelt, greenwaya belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city midlandthe interior part of a country midst, thickthe location of something surrounded by other things penetraliathe innermost parts limitas far as something can go open, open air, out-of-doors, outdoorswhere the air is unconfined bedsidespace by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person) blind sidethe side on which your vision is limited or obstructed docksidethe region adjacent to a boat dock east sidethe side that is on the east handa position given by its location to the side of an object north sidethe side that is on the north shipsidethe part of a wharf that is next to a ship south sidethe side that is on the south west sidethe side that is on the west stratumone of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) headthe top of something buffer, buffer zonea neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict combat area, combat zonea military area where combat forces operate danger zonea dangerous area DMZ, demilitarized zonea zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited drop zone, dropping zonean agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops kill zone, killing zonean area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities strike zone(baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike tidal zonean area subject to tidal action asthenospherethe lower layer of the crust chromospherea gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun Earth's crust, crustthe outer layer of the Earth exospherethe outermost atmospheric layer hydrospherethe watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor interplanetary mediuminterplanetary space including forms of energy and gas and dust interstellar mediuminterstellar space including streams of protons moving from the stars geosphere, lithospherethe solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle lower mantlethe deeper part of the mantle mantlethe layer of the earth between the crust and the core mesospherethe atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere ozone layer, ozonospherea layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun stratospherethe atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere Earth's surface, surfacethe outermost level of the land or sea thermospherethe atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere tropopausethe region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere tropospherethe lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude) upper mantlethe upper part of the mantle Isle of Wight, Wightan isle and county of southern England in the English Channel cell walla rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier crown, treetopthe upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant snowa layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground location a point or extent in space 2n a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth penguins inhabit the polar regions Hypo|Hyper area, country a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) backwatera place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring breadbasketa geographic region serving as the principal source of grain theater of war, theatre of warthe entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operationsa region in which active military operations are in progress zone of interiorthe part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations district, dominion, territorial dominion, territorya region marked off for administrative or other purposes demesne, domain, landterritory over which rule or control is exercised northlandany region lying in or toward the north southlandany region lying in or toward the south fieldsomewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical regiona demarcated area of the Earth biogeographical regionan area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna heartlandthe central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture irredenta, irridentaa region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another antipodesany two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth terra incognita, unknown, unknown regionan unknown and unexplored region laboratory, testing grounda region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation administrative district, administrative division, territorial divisiona district defined for administrative purposes soil, territorythe geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state arenathe central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand high countryan area lying above the piedmont but below the timberline bed ground, bed-ground, bedgroundan area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night colony, dependencya geographical area politically controlled by a distant country semideserta region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions border district, borderland, march, marchlanddistrict consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area narco-statean area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent place, propertyany area set aside for a particular purpose broadcast areathe area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, watershedthe entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet center, centre, eye, heart, middlean area that is approximately central within some larger region city districta district of a town or city environs, purlieuan outer adjacent area of any place geographical zone, zoneany of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude congressional districta territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives cornera place off to the side of an area cornera remote area developmenta district that has been developed to serve some purpose disaster areaa region whose population is affected by a general disaster enclavean enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it palatinatea territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine community, residential area, residential districta district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences archduchythe domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess baronythe domain of a baron duchy, dukedomthe domain controlled by a duke or duchess earldomthe domain controlled by an earl or count or countess emiratethe domain controlled by an emir empire, imperiumthe domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised fiefdomthe domain controlled by a feudal lord grand duchythe domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess viscountythe domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess khanatethe realm of a khan kingdom, realmthe domain ruled by a king or queen princedom, principalityterritory ruled by a prince sheikdom, sheikhdomthe domain ruled by a sheik suzeraintythe domain of a suzerain environment, environs, surround, surroundingsthe area in which something exists or lives dust bowla region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s benthic division, benthonic zone, benthosa region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones goldfielda district where gold is mined hangout, haunt, repair, resort, stamping grounda frequently visited place fireside, hearthan area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room) hunting groundan area in which game is hunted hemispherehalf of the terrestrial globe hot spot, hotspota place of political unrest and potential violence jurisdictionin law; the territory within which power can be exercised mandate, mandatorya territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves no-go areaan area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbidden no man's landan unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies panhandlea relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area associated state, protectoratea state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty quadrantthe area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle quadrantany of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes rain shadowan area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it possessiona territory that is controlled by a ruling state staging areaan area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operation clear, opena clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water free port, free zonean area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties anchorage, anchorage groundplace for vessels to anchor playground, resort area, vacation spotan area where many people go for recreation block, city blocka rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings neighborhoodan area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community) retreata place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet refuge, safetya safe place dangera dangerous place country, rural areaan area outside of cities and towns scenethe place where some action occurs sectiona distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people shrubberyan area where a number of shrubs are planted spacean area reserved for some particular purpose sphere, sphere of influencethe geographical area in which one nation is very influential fielda geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found tank farman area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks settlementan area where a group of families live together parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tractan extended area of land trust territory, trusteeshipa dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations populated area, urban areaa geographical area constituting a city or town wild, wildernessa wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition winner's circlea small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the owners of winning horses killing field(usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance) northern Europethe northernmost countries of Europe British East Africathe former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar British West Africathe former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast French regiona geographical subdivision of France Baltic Republic, Baltic StateEuropean countries bordering the Baltic Sea Colonyone of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States Dar al-Islam, House of Islamareas where Muslims are in the majority Dar al-harb, House of Warareas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted location a point or extent in space 3n a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about 2here we enter the region of opinion Syn|Hyper realm domain, knowledge base, knowledge domain the content of a particular field of knowledge n the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') 3it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job Syn|Hyper neighborhood indefinite quantity an estimated quantity n a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve in the abdominal region Syn|Hypo|Hyper area erogenous zone any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation pressure pointan area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure hypochondriumthe upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium area of cardiac dullnessa triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs epigastriumthe region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum) fovea, fovea centralisarea consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute parafoveaarea of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea macula, macula lutea, macular area, yellow spota small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision cortical area, cortical regionany of various regions of the cerebral cortex perineumthe general region between the anus and the genital organs sideeither the left or right half of a body cleavagethe line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts) areola, ring of colorsmall circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite middle, midriff, midsectionthe middle area of the human torso (usually in front) waist, waistlinethe narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips loins, pubes, pubic regionthe lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs palm, thenarthe inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers thenarthe fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb solethe underside of the foot half-moon, lunula, lunulethe crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail groin, inguenthe crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals quickany area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) association area, association cortexcortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information auditory area, auditory cortexthe cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body Brodmann's areaone of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecture language area, language zonea large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language Rolando's area, excitable area, motor area, motor cortex, motor regionthe cortical area that influences motor movements sensoriumthe areas of the brain that process and register incoming sensory information and make possible the conscious awareness of the world sensorimotor area, sensorimotor regionan area of the cortex including the precentral gyrus and the postcentral gyrus and combining sensory and motor functions visual area, visual cortexthe cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus Brodmann's area 17, area 17 of Brodmann, first visual area, striate area, striate cortexthe part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision wasp waista very slender waist body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
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