area
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world. 地區(qū)
...the large number of community groups in the area. …該地區(qū)大量的社團(tuán)。
The survey was carried out in both urban and rural areas. 該調(diào)查在城市和鄉(xiāng)村地區(qū)都開(kāi)展了。
2. N-COUNT Your area is the part of a town, country, or region where you live. An organization's area is the part of a town, country, or region that it is responsible for. 居住區(qū)域; 管轄區(qū)域
Local authorities have been responsible for the running of schools in their areas. 地方政府一直負(fù)責(zé)其轄區(qū)內(nèi)各校的運(yùn)作。
3. N-COUNT A particular area is a piece of land or part of a building that is used for a particular activity. (作某用途的) 區(qū)域
...a picnic area. …一個(gè)野餐區(qū)。
4. N-COUNT An area is a particular place on a surface or object, for example, on your body. 部位
You will notice that your baby has two soft areas on the top of his head. 你會(huì)注意到你孩子的頭頂有兩個(gè)柔軟的部位。
5. N-COUNT You can use area to refer to a particular subject or topic, or to a particular part of a larger, more general situation or activity. 話題; 方面
...the politically sensitive area of social security. …社保這個(gè)政治敏感話題。
6. N-VAR The area of a surface such as a piece of land is the amount of flat space or ground that it covers, measured in square units. 面積
The islands cover a total area of 400 square miles. 這些島嶼的總面積為400平方英里。
7. →see also grey area
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area /???r??/ (areas)
劍橋詞典
- The area depends on agriculture for most of its income .
- Debris from the aircraft was scattered over a large area.
- This area of the park has been specially designated for children .
- Some species exist in this small area of forest and nowhere else on earth .
- There was more rainfall than usual this summer in the mountain areas.
- Matters of discipline fall outside my area of responsibility .
- Electronic publishing is a growth area.
- The law in this area is very strict and doesn't allow us much room for manoeuvre .
- OK, this seems to be an area of disagreement , so let's vote on it.
- The book will encourage research in this very important area.
area noun (PLACE)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a particular part of a place , piece of land , or country
地區(qū)；區(qū)域
All areas of the country will have some rain tonight . 今晚全國(guó)所有地區(qū)都將有降雨。
The area of New York to the south of Houston Street is known as Soho. 紐約休斯敦街以南區(qū)域被稱作休南區(qū)。
Houses in the London area (= in and around London) are very expensive . 倫敦地區(qū)的房?jī)r(jià)很高。
He's an area manager (= is responsible for business in a particular area) for a computer company . 他是一家計(jì)算機(jī)公司的區(qū)域經(jīng)理。
This is a very poor area. 這是一個(gè)非常貧困的地區(qū)。
Dogs are not allowed in the children's play area. 不許將狗帶入兒童游樂(lè)區(qū)。
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area noun (SUBJECT)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a subject or activity , or a part of it
領(lǐng)域；范圍；方面
Marketing is Paul's area. 市場(chǎng)營(yíng)銷(xiāo)屬于保羅的職責(zé)范圍。
Software is not really my area of expertise . 軟件并不屬于我的專業(yè)范圍。
例句
area noun (MEASURE)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒(méi)有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the size of a flat surface calculated by multiplying its length by its width
面積
the area of a rectangle 長(zhǎng)方形的面積
Meadow Farm is 50 square kilometres in area. “綠地農(nóng)莊”面積50平方公里。
area noun (FOOTBALL)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 通常作為單數(shù)使用的名詞 ]→? penalty area
（足球場(chǎng)上的）罰球區(qū)，禁區(qū)（同 penalty area）