1 N-COUNT 地区;区域 An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world. 地区;区域
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...the large number of community groups in the area.
该地区大量的社团
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60 years ago half the French population still lived in rural areas.
60年前有一半法国人仍然生活在乡村地区。
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...mountainous areas of Europe, Asia, North and South America.
欧洲、亚洲、南北美洲的山区
SYN region, land, quarter, division
2 N-COUNT （生活、管辖的）范围，区域 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. （生活、管辖的）范围，区域
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Local authorities have been responsible for the running of schools in their areas.
地方当局一直负责管理本地区的学校。
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If there is an election in your area, you should go and vote.
如果你所居住的地区进行选举，你应该去参加投票。
3 N-COUNT （作特殊用途的）地方，场地，区 A particular area is a piece of land or part of a building that is used for a particular activity. （作特殊用途的）地方，场地，区
4 N-COUNT （某一表面或物体上的）区；（身体上的）部分 An area is a particular place on a surface or object, for example on your body. （某一表面或物体上的）区；（身体上的）部分
SYN part, section, sector, portion
5 N-VAR 面积 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. 面积
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The islands cover a total area of 625.6 square kilometers.
这些岛屿总面积为625.6平方公里。
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Although large in area, the flat did not have many rooms.
这套公寓虽然面积很大，但并没有太多房间。
SYN range, reach, size, sweep
6 N-COUNT 领域；方面；范围 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. 领域；方面；范围
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...the politically sensitive area of old age pensions.
有关养老金的政治敏感话题
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...the internationalization of the economy and all other areas of society.
社会的经济和其他领域的国际化
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She wants to be involved in every area of your life.
她想参与入你生活中的方方面面。
SYN realm, part, department [informal] , field
7 N-COUNT [usually singular] （足球场上）同penalty area On a football pitch, the area is the same as the penalty area. （足球场上）同penalty area [informal]
8 See also: catchment area disaster area grey area penalty area
ThesaurusWord Partnership
| Thesaurus | area Also look up: |
| N. | district, place, region, vicinity 1 2 |
| Word Partnership | Use area with: |
| ADJ. | metropolitan area, rural/suburban/urban area, surrounding area 1 local area, remote area 2 residential area, restricted area 3 |
| N. | downtown area 1 2 tourist area 3 |
| PREP. | throughout the area 1 2 area of expertise 6 |
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