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zone noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + ZONE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEnarrow, wide 狭窄的／宽阔的地带marginal, peripheral, transition, transitional, twilight 边缘地带；周边地带；过渡地区；模糊状态◆a transition zone between tropical and arid vegetations热带植被和干旱植被之间的过渡地区◆the twilight zone between living and merely existing介于生活和挨日子之间的模糊状态border, frontier 边界／边疆地区neutral 中立地区battle, combat, conflict, military, war 交战区；作战区；冲突地区；军事区；战区buffer, demilitarized, exclusion, no-fly, no-go 缓冲地带；非军事区；隔离区；禁飞区；禁区◆This area behind the station is a no-go zone for tourists.车站后的这一区域游客禁止进入。occupation, occupied 占领区；被占领区free-fire (NAmE, also figurative) , kill, target 自由射击区；射杀区；目标区域◆The Internet has become a free-fire zone for conspiracy theories (= there are no restrictions).因特网对各种阴谋论毫无限制。◆Our truck was trapped in the kill zone (= where it can be attacked).我们的卡车困在了射杀区，成了活靶子。danger 危险区disaster 灾区◆The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这一地区已经被宣布为生态灾难区。safe, safety, security 安全区；安全地带◆She stood some distance away from him to maintain a safety zone.她站得离他有些距离，以备安全。drug-free, nuclear-free, smoke-free, traffic-free, etc. 无毒区、无核区、无烟区、无车区等◆Most of the old town is a traffic-free zone.旧城大部分地区为无车区。northern, southern, etc. 北方、南方等地区central 中心区earthquake, fault, seismic 地震带；断层带climate, climatic 气候带temperate, tropical 温带；热带◆the temperate and tropical zones of South America南美洲的温带和热带coastal 沿海地区dead 死区◆an oxygen-depleted dead zone at the bottom of the sea海底的无氧死区economic, enterprise, fishing, free-trade, industrial 经济区；企业振兴区；捕鱼区；自由贸易区；工业区◆an industrial zone of factories, warehouses and shipyards由工厂、仓库和造船厂组成的工业区autonomous 自治区pedestrian (BrE) 步行区school (NAmE) 学校区time 时区◆Vancouver is in the same time zone as Los Angeles.温哥华和洛杉矶属于同一个时区。erogenous 性敏感区drop, landing 空投区；着陆场relegation (BrE) 降级区◆The team finds itself in the relegation zone after a run of poor results.接连赛绩不佳之后，这个队发现他们落入了降级区。strike (in baseball 棒球) （击球的）好球区end (in American football 美式橄榄球) 球门区comfort 让人感到舒适的地方◆Students are unwilling to step outside their comfort zone.学生们都贪恋自己的舒适区，不愿改变。VERB + ZONEcontrol, patrol 控制／巡视⋯地区◆The rebels control the southern border zone.叛乱者控制着南部边境地区。create, declare sth, designate sth, establish 建立⋯区；宣布⋯为⋯区；划定⋯为⋯区；设立⋯区◆The area has been declared a closed military zone.这个地区已被宣布为军事禁区。enforce 强制实施⋯区◆Fighter planes are being sent to enforce the UN no-fly zone.正派战斗机到联合国禁飞区执行禁飞任务。violate 违反⋯区限制◆An enemy plane was shot down after it violated the exclusion zone.一架敌机因违反禁区规定被击落。cross into, enter 进入⋯范围；走进⋯区◆We were crossing into a new time zone.我们正进入一个新时区。leave 离开⋯区◆Aid workers were advised to leave the danger zone.人们劝说救援人员撤离危险区。divide sth into 把⋯分成⋯区◆Europe is divided into economic zones.欧洲分成多个经济区。PREPOSITIONin a/the zone, within a/the zone 在⋯地带；在⋯区内◆The plant grows only in the temperate zone.这种植物只生长在温带。◆Companies within enterprise zones are given special help.企业振兴区内的公司会获得特别帮助。into a/the zone 进入⋯区◆We had accidentally strayed into the war zone.我们走错路意外地闯进了交战区。out of a/the zone 在⋯区外zone between ⋯之间的地带◆the neutral zone between the two countries两国之间的中立地带 |