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词组 area
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area AC /ˈeəriə $ ˈeriə/ noun 1. a particular part of a country, town etcadjectivesa large/vast/huge area Large areas of rainforest have been destroyed.the local area He quickly made friends in the local area.the surrounding area The tourist office will have a map of the surrounding area.a rural area (=in the countryside) Schools in rural areas are often very small.an urban area (=in a town or city) Ninety percent of the English population live in urban areas.a remote/isolated area (=a long way from towns and cities) The animal has been discovered in a remote area of China.outlying areas (=far from the centre of a town, village etc) People commute in to work from outlying areas.a wooded/mountainous area The plane crashed into trees in a heavily wooded area.a coastal area The bird is found mainly in coastal areas.a low-lying area Low-lying areas are likely to be flooded.a residential area (=a part of a town where people live) They had a large house in a pleasant residential area.an industrial area People living in industrial areas are exposed to these types of chemicals.a built-up area BrE (=with a lot of buildings close together) New development will not be allowed outside the existing built-up area.a deprived area (=where many poor people live) He grew up in one of the toughest and most deprived areas of Glasgow.an inner-city area (=the central part of a city, where many poor people live) When will something be done to improve our inner-city areas?an affluent/wealthy/posh area (=where many rich people live) The restaurant was situated in an affluent area of the city.a middle-class/working-class etc area (=where a particular class of people live) She was born in a working-class area of London.a metropolitan area (=a very large city) major metropolitan areas such as Delhi, Bombay, and Calcuttaa conservation area especially BrE (=for preserving nature or old buildings) Our house is in a conservation area and you have to apply for permission before carrying out any building work.a geographical area (=one that is shown on a map) The survey took place in three geographical areas.a no-smoking/no-parking etc area (=where people are not allowed to smoke, park etc) The airport terminal is a no-smoking area.verbscover an area The forest covers a big area of the country.live in an area We live in a nice area of the city.move into/out of an area She had just moved into the area and knew very few people. | Many young people are moving out of rural areas.keep/stay away from an area The police ordered people to stay away from the area.phrasesbe spread out over a wide area The town is spread out over a wide area.be scattered over a wide area Parts of the plane were scattered over a wide area.THESAURUS: area region a large area of a country or the world: The entire region was covered in snow. | The earthquake shook China’s northern region. | The soldiers are fighting in a mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan. | They travelled through the desert regions of Ethiopia. | Confucius was walking through a remote region of China (=far from other places). zone a special type of area, especially one where something happens, or where there are special rules: The country is now a war zone. | California is in an earthquake zone. | I didn’t realise that it was a no-parking zone. | We crossed two different time zones (=areas where there is a particular time compared to the rest of the world). district one of the areas a city or town is officially divided into, or an area of a city where a particular group lives or an activity happens: They live in the Chelsea district of Manhattan. | The financial district of London is known as ‘the City’. neighbourhood BrE neighborhood AmE /ˈneɪbəhʊd $ -ər-/ an area of a town where people live: Payne was born in a poor neighborhood of Newark. | I have a decent job, live in a nice neighborhood, and have a nice home. | This is a friendly neighbourhood and people often stop to talk to each other in the street. | There are lots of trees in our neighborhood. suburb an area outside the centre of a city, where people live: We moved to a quiet suburb of Boston. | The school is in a leafy suburb of Paris (=one with a lot of trees). quarter an area of a town or city, especially one where people of a particular nationality live: the French quarter of New Orleans slum an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where many poor people live: He grew up in the slums of East London. ghetto an area of a city where poor people of a particular race or class live: a black baby born in the ghetto2. a particular subject or type of activityadjectives/nouns + areaa subject area The course covers four main subject areas.an important/key area Customer service is a key area for improvement.the main area His main area of interest is how young children learn foreign languages.a problem area First they must identify the problem areas in the industry.a sensitive/difficult area Serious illness within a family is a sensitive area.a broad area A broad area of agreement has emerged.phrasesan area of activity/work/business There are many laws relating to this area of activity.an area of research/study Genetics is a flourishing area of research.an area of life Communication is important in most areas of life.an area of interest The people taking part in the conference have different areas of interest.an area of responsibility The matter does not fall within my area of responsibility.an area of concern (=something someone is worried about) Crowd violence towards players is another area of concern.an area of disagreement/conflict (=something that people disagree about) He admitted that major areas of disagreement remained.an area of agreement Look for areas of agreement.3. a part of a house, office, garden etc that is used for a particular purposeadjectives/nouns + areathe kitchen/dining area The kitchen area is rather small.the living area The main living area was on the second floor.a reception area (=the place where visitors arriving in a hotel or large organization go first) A door led from the reception area to the conference room.a storage area (=a place where you can keep things) There is a storage area under the stairs.a picnic area (=an area outdoors where people can eat sandwiches etc) We pulled off the highway into a picnic area for lunch.a play area (=a place for children to play) The hotel has a children’s play area.
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