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ar·e·a /ˈeəriə $ ˈeriə/ S1 W1 AWL noun [countableC]

1 AREAa particular part of a country, town etc 〔国家、市镇等的〕地区，区域

Only cheeses made in this area may be labelled ‘Roquefort’.

只有这个地区出产的干酪才能被称作“罗克福尔干酪”。

Crime rates are much higher in urban areas.

城镇地区的犯罪率要高很多。

area of

Many areas of Africa have suffered severe drought this year.

今年，非洲的许多地区都遭遇了严重的旱灾。

2 AREAa part of a house, office, garden etc that is used for a particular purpose 〔房子、办公室、花园里面等作特定用途的〕区域

a no-smoking area

无烟区

Their apartment has a large kitchen area.

他们的公寓有个很大的厨房。

Come through into the dining area.

请进饭厅来。

the reception area of the hotel

酒店的接待处

a storage area on the ground floor

底层的储物区

3 AREA OF KNOWLEDGE, DUTIES, STUDY ETCa particular subject, range of activities, or group of related subjects 领域，范围，方面

The course covers three main subject areas.

这门课程涵盖三大学科领域。

This study has clearly identified a major problem area for the National Health Service.

这次调查明确指出了国民医疗服务体系中的主要问题所在。

We’re funding research into new areas such as law enforcement technology.

我们为执法技术等新领域的研究提供资金。

area of

reforms in the key areas of health and education

医疗及教育的关键领域的改革

4 SIZEthe amount of space that a flat surface or shape covers 面积

area of

an area of 2,000 square miles

2,000平方英里的面积

a formula to calculate the area of a circle

计算圆面积的公式

► see thesaurus at size

→ grey area at grey1(7)

COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a particular part of a country, town etc 〔国家、市镇等的〕地区，区域

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + area

a rural area (=in the countryside) 乡村地区

Schools in rural areas are often very small.

乡村地区的学校往往都很小。

an urban area (=in a town or city) 城镇地区

90% of the English population live in urban areas.

英格兰90%的人口居住在城镇地区。

a remote/isolated area (=a long way from towns and cities) 偏远地区

a remote area of northeast Afghanistan

阿富汗东北部的偏远地区

the local area 当地

He quickly made friends in the local area.

他很快就在当地交上了朋友。

the surrounding area (=the area around a place) 周围地区

nThe tourist office will have a map of the surrounding area.

outlying areas (=far from the centre of a town, village etc) 远离中心的地区

nThe programme also includes plans to reforest outlying areas of the city.

a wooded area 林地

nThe plane crashed into trees in a heavily wooded area.

a mountainous area 山区

nthe mountainous areas of the Massif Central

a coastal area 沿海地区

nThe bird is found mainly in coastal areas.

a desert area 沙漠地区

nThe hot, dry wind blows in from the desert areas of North Africa.

a residential area (=a part of a town where people live) 住宅区

nThey had a large house in a pleasant residential area.

an industrial area 工业区

nPeople living in industrial areas are exposed to these types of chemicals.

a built-up area (=with a lot of buildings close together) 建筑密集区

nNew development will not be allowed outside the existing built-up area.

a deprived area (=where many poor people live) 贫民区

nHe 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) 旧城区

nWhen will something be done to improve our inner-city areas?

a middle-class/working-class etc area (=where a particular class of people live) 中产阶级/工人阶级等居住区

nShe was born in a working-class area of London.

a metropolitan area (=a very large city) 都市区

nmajor metropolitan areas such as Delhi, Bombay, and Calcutta

a conservation area (=for preserving nature or old buildings) 〔自然或历史建筑的〕保护区

na new scheme to create a nature conservation area

a geographical area (=one that is shown on a map) 地理区域

nThe survey took place in three geographical areas.

verbs

move into/out of an area 搬进/搬出某一地区

She had just moved into the area and knew very few people.

她刚搬到这个地区，认识的人很少。

nMany young people are moving out of rural areas.

keep/stay away from an area 远离某一地区

The police ordered people to stay away from the area.

警方要求市民远离这一地区。

be spread out over a wide area 覆盖面积很大

The town is spread out over a wide area.

这个城镇地域广阔。

be scattered over a wide area 覆盖面积很大

nParts of the plane were scattered over a wide area.

n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a part of a house, office, garden etc that is used for a particular purpose 〔房子、办公室、花园里面等作特定用途的〕区域

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + area

the kitchen/dining/bedroom/bathroom area

The kitchen area is rather small.

the living area (=the main room in a house, where people relax)

The main living area was on the second floor.

a reception area (=a desk where visitors arriving in a hotel or large organization go first)

Visitors should please report to the reception area.

a storage area (=a place for keeping things that are not being used)

There’s a temporary storage area where you can put those boxes.

a picnic area (=an area outdoors where you can eat a meal)

We pulled off the highway into a picnic area for lunch.

a play area (=a place for children to play)

There’s a nice play area for the kiddies.

a no-smoking/non-smoking area

The airport terminal is a no-smoking area.

a smoking area

Employers do not have to provide smoking areas.

THESAURUS

area a part of a town or country, or of the world 〔市镇、国家或世界的〕地区，区域

They live in a very wealthy area.

他们住在富人区。

coastal areas

沿海地区

region a large area of a country or the world 〔国家或世界的〕地区，区域

the northwest region of Russia

俄罗斯西北地区

desert regions

沙漠地区

zone an area that is different from other areas around it in some way 〔与周围地区有所不同的〕地区，地带，区域

a war zone

战区

a no-parking zone

禁止停车区

nWe 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 live or an activity happens 行政区；〔某一族群居住或某一活动举行的〕地区，区域

the Chelsea district of Manhattan

曼哈顿切尔西区

| the business/financial/theatre etc district

the financial district of London

伦敦金融区

neighbourhood British EnglishBrE, neighborhood American EnglishAmE /ˈneɪbəhʊd $ -ər-/ an area of a town where people live 社区，住宅区

a friendly neighbourhood

友好的社区

There are lots of trees in our neighborhood.

我们的社区有很多树木。

suburb an area outside the centre of a city, where people live 郊区，市郊

a suburb of Boston

波士顿市郊

quarter an area of a town or city where people of a particular nationality live 〔城镇中某一民族的〕居住区

the French quarter of New Orleans

新奥尔良的法裔居住区

slum an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where many poor people live 贫民区

He grew up in the slums of East London.

他在东伦敦的贫民窟长大。

ghetto an area of a city where poor people of a particular race or class live 〔城市中某一种族或阶级的穷人的〕聚居区，贫民区

a black baby born in the ghetto

出生于贫民窟的一个黑人婴儿

Examples from the Corpus

area• The concession covers an area in the department of Cesar with 100 million tons of proven reserves.• The boat's sail had an area of more than 50 square yards.• Most of the actual work of book provision is operated on an area basis - in common with other functions of the library service.• Hannah grew up in a beautiful area of Ireland.• The family lives in Roxbury, a working-class area of Boston.• There were over 2 inches of rain in coastal areas.• There were several damp areas on the living room ceiling.• They fund research in areas like information technology.• Their apartment has a large kitchen area.• There is a shortage of water in many areas of the world.• It may be difficult to move areas since many local authorities and some housing associations operate strict residence restrictions.• The cost of electricity has risen in our area.• Raul grew up in a poor area of Buenos Aires.• The larger size of authorities has produced complaints about remoteness from rural areas.• The boat has a sleeping area at one end.• After an hour's work, I had only cleaned a small area of the carpet.• There's a smoking area behind the building.• a no-smoking area• The rate at which an ice cube melts depends on its surface area.• Calculate the area of the walls and ceiling before you buy the paint.• The President has won new support because of his reforms in the areas of health and education.• Nordstrom does research in the area of heart disease.• They notify schools and day care centers when a moderate-risk offender moves into the area.• Police think the crime was committed by someone from outside the area.• The property encompassed about eighty thousand acres, seven times the area of Manhattan Island.• Only cheeses made in this area may be labeled "Roquefort."• Maricopa County started growing faster than any urban area except San Antonio.

area of• Use this formula to calculate the area of a circle.• They have made some improvements in the area of human rights.

storage area• Police reported they had seized appliances, clothing, video and audio tapes from 30 warehouses and storage areas.• The answer can also be obtained by access to the index without recourse to the data storage area.• Manure seepage from storage areas is polluting waterways and evaporating ammonia is contributing to acid rain.• New storage areas have been created by raising the Planning floor to mezzanine level.• The home record storage area holds the address of the first synonym.• Those specialists were left functionally aligned, and remained in the remote storage area.• Books and posters, shirts and sweatshirts and pounds of petrified wood spilled from the storage areas.

key areas• These are key areas for attention which are highlighted in the project management literature.• The major industrial developments were heavily concentrated in a few key areas of the Empire.• Another is a proposal to raise the minimum wage, which could motivate blue-collar Democrats in key areas.• The medical model of militarized efficiency was carried over into key areas of civil society.• It is interesting to compare a modern computer with the Apollo system in a couple of key areas.• This mass of material can be grouped into a number of key areas.• One of the key areas of weakness was information management.• We were delighted yesterday to obtain the agreement of the manufacturers to concentrate on these three key areas.

From Longman Business Dictionary

areaar·e·a /ˈeəriəˈeriə/ noun [countableC]

1a part of a city or country

What area of Bristol do you live in?

the New York metropolitan area (=New York city and the area around it)

→ assisted area → depressed area → development area → dollar area → sales area → wilderness area

2the part of a shop or SHOPPING CENTRE where goods are sold

You enter its sales area straight off the street.

3a particular subject, field of activity, or type of business

the areas of video games, electronic organizers and cellular phones

→ growth area

Origin area

(1500-1600) Latin “piece of flat ground”

单词	area
释义	area Word family adjectivearealnounarea codearea Related topics: Maths ar·e·a /ˈeəriə $ ˈeriə/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL noun [countableC] 1 AREAa particular part of a country, town etc 〔国家、市镇等的〕地区，区域 Only cheeses made in this area may be labelled ‘Roquefort’. 只有这个地区出产的干酪才能被称作“罗克福尔干酪”。 Crime rates are much higher in urban areas. 城镇地区的犯罪率要高很多。 area of Many areas of Africa have suffered severe drought this year. 今年，非洲的许多地区都遭遇了严重的旱灾。 2 AREAa part of a house, office, garden etc that is used for a particular purpose 〔房子、办公室、花园里面等作特定用途的〕区域 a no-smoking area 无烟区 Their apartment has a large kitchen area. 他们的公寓有个很大的厨房。 Come through into the dining area. 请进饭厅来。 the reception area of the hotel 酒店的接待处 a storage area on the ground floor 底层的储物区 3 AREA OF KNOWLEDGE, DUTIES, STUDY ETCa particular subject, range of activities, or group of related subjects 领域，范围，方面 The course covers three main subject areas. 这门课程涵盖三大学科领域。 This study has clearly identified a major problem area for the National Health Service. 这次调查明确指出了国民医疗服务体系中的主要问题所在。 We’re funding research into new areas such as law enforcement technology. 我们为执法技术等新领域的研究提供资金。 area of reforms in the key areas of health and education 医疗及教育的关键领域的改革 4 SIZEthe amount of space that a flat surface or shape covers 面积 area of an area of 2,000 square miles 2,000平方英里的面积 a formula to calculate the area of a circle 计算圆面积的公式 ► see thesaurus at size → grey area at grey1(7) COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a particular part of a country, town etc 〔国家、市镇等的〕地区，区域 ADJECTIVES/NOUN + area a rural area (=in the countryside) 乡村地区 Schools in rural areas are often very small. 乡村地区的学校往往都很小。 an urban area (=in a town or city) 城镇地区 90% of the English population live in urban areas. 英格兰90%的人口居住在城镇地区。 a remote/isolated area (=a long way from towns and cities) 偏远地区 a remote area of northeast Afghanistan 阿富汗东北部的偏远地区 the local area 当地 He quickly made friends in the local area. 他很快就在当地交上了朋友。 the surrounding area (=the area around a place) 周围地区 nThe tourist office will have a map of the surrounding area. outlying areas (=far from the centre of a town, village etc) 远离中心的地区 nThe programme also includes plans to reforest outlying areas of the city. a wooded area 林地 nThe plane crashed into trees in a heavily wooded area. a mountainous area 山区 nthe mountainous areas of the Massif Central a coastal area 沿海地区 nThe bird is found mainly in coastal areas. a desert area 沙漠地区 nThe hot, dry wind blows in from the desert areas of North Africa. a residential area (=a part of a town where people live) 住宅区 nThey had a large house in a pleasant residential area. an industrial area 工业区 nPeople living in industrial areas are exposed to these types of chemicals. a built-up area (=with a lot of buildings close together) 建筑密集区 nNew development will not be allowed outside the existing built-up area. a deprived area (=where many poor people live) 贫民区 nHe 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) 旧城区 nWhen will something be done to improve our inner-city areas? a middle-class/working-class etc area (=where a particular class of people live) 中产阶级/工人阶级等居住区 nShe was born in a working-class area of London. a metropolitan area (=a very large city) 都市区 nmajor metropolitan areas such as Delhi, Bombay, and Calcutta a conservation area (=for preserving nature or old buildings) 〔自然或历史建筑的〕保护区 na new scheme to create a nature conservation area a geographical area (=one that is shown on a map) 地理区域 nThe survey took place in three geographical areas. verbs move into/out of an area 搬进/搬出某一地区 She had just moved into the area and knew very few people. 她刚搬到这个地区，认识的人很少。 nMany young people are moving out of rural areas. keep/stay away from an area 远离某一地区 The police ordered people to stay away from the area. 警方要求市民远离这一地区。 be spread out over a wide area 覆盖面积很大 The town is spread out over a wide area. 这个城镇地域广阔。 be scattered over a wide area 覆盖面积很大 nParts of the plane were scattered over a wide area. n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a part of a house, office, garden etc that is used for a particular purpose 〔房子、办公室、花园里面等作特定用途的〕区域 ADJECTIVES/NOUN + area the kitchen/dining/bedroom/bathroom area The kitchen area is rather small. the living area (=the main room in a house, where people relax) The main living area was on the second floor. a reception area (=a desk where visitors arriving in a hotel or large organization go first) Visitors should please report to the reception area. a storage area (=a place for keeping things that are not being used) There’s a temporary storage area where you can put those boxes. a picnic area (=an area outdoors where you can eat a meal) We pulled off the highway into a picnic area for lunch. a play area (=a place for children to play) There’s a nice play area for the kiddies. a no-smoking/non-smoking area The airport terminal is a no-smoking area. a smoking area Employers do not have to provide smoking areas. THESAURUS area a part of a town or country, or of the world 〔市镇、国家或世界的〕地区，区域 They live in a very wealthy area. 他们住在富人区。 coastal areas 沿海地区 region a large area of a country or the world 〔国家或世界的〕地区，区域 the northwest region of Russia 俄罗斯西北地区 desert regions 沙漠地区 zone an area that is different from other areas around it in some way 〔与周围地区有所不同的〕地区，地带，区域 a war zone 战区 a no-parking zone 禁止停车区 nWe 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 live or an activity happens 行政区；〔某一族群居住或某一活动举行的〕地区，区域 the Chelsea district of Manhattan 曼哈顿切尔西区 \| the business/financial/theatre etc district the financial district of London 伦敦金融区 neighbourhood British EnglishBrE, neighborhood American EnglishAmE /ˈneɪbəhʊd $ -ər-/ an area of a town where people live 社区，住宅区 a friendly neighbourhood 友好的社区 There are lots of trees in our neighborhood. 我们的社区有很多树木。 suburb an area outside the centre of a city, where people live 郊区，市郊 a suburb of Boston 波士顿市郊 quarter an area of a town or city where people of a particular nationality live 〔城镇中某一民族的〕居住区 the French quarter of New Orleans 新奥尔良的法裔居住区 slum an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where many poor people live 贫民区 He grew up in the slums of East London. 他在东伦敦的贫民窟长大。 ghetto an area of a city where poor people of a particular race or class live 〔城市中某一种族或阶级的穷人的〕聚居区，贫民区 a black baby born in the ghetto 出生于贫民窟的一个黑人婴儿 Examples from the Corpus area• The concession covers an area in the department of Cesar with 100 million tons of proven reserves.• The boat's sail had an area of more than 50 square yards.• Most of the actual work of book provision is operated on an area basis - in common with other functions of the library service.• Hannah grew up in a beautiful area of Ireland.• The family lives in Roxbury, a working-class area of Boston.• There were over 2 inches of rain in coastal areas.• There were several damp areas on the living room ceiling.• They fund research in areas like information technology.• Their apartment has a large kitchen area.• There is a shortage of water in many areas of the world.• It may be difficult to move areas since many local authorities and some housing associations operate strict residence restrictions.• The cost of electricity has risen in our area.• Raul grew up in a poor area of Buenos Aires.• The larger size of authorities has produced complaints about remoteness from rural areas.• The boat has a sleeping area at one end.• After an hour's work, I had only cleaned a small area of the carpet.• There's a smoking area behind the building.• a no-smoking area• The rate at which an ice cube melts depends on its surface area.• Calculate the area of the walls and ceiling before you buy the paint.• The President has won new support because of his reforms in the areas of health and education.• Nordstrom does research in the area of heart disease.• They notify schools and day care centers when a moderate-risk offender moves into the area.• Police think the crime was committed by someone from outside the area.• The property encompassed about eighty thousand acres, seven times the area of Manhattan Island.• Only cheeses made in this area may be labeled "Roquefort."• Maricopa County started growing faster than any urban area except San Antonio. area of• Use this formula to calculate the area of a circle.• They have made some improvements in the area of human rights. storage area• Police reported they had seized appliances, clothing, video and audio tapes from 30 warehouses and storage areas.• The answer can also be obtained by access to the index without recourse to the data storage area.• Manure seepage from storage areas is polluting waterways and evaporating ammonia is contributing to acid rain.• New storage areas have been created by raising the Planning floor to mezzanine level.• The home record storage area holds the address of the first synonym.• Those specialists were left functionally aligned, and remained in the remote storage area.• Books and posters, shirts and sweatshirts and pounds of petrified wood spilled from the storage areas. key areas• These are key areas for attention which are highlighted in the project management literature.• The major industrial developments were heavily concentrated in a few key areas of the Empire.• Another is a proposal to raise the minimum wage, which could motivate blue-collar Democrats in key areas.• The medical model of militarized efficiency was carried over into key areas of civil society.• It is interesting to compare a modern computer with the Apollo system in a couple of key areas.• This mass of material can be grouped into a number of key areas.• One of the key areas of weakness was information management.• We were delighted yesterday to obtain the agreement of the manufacturers to concentrate on these three key areas. From Longman Business Dictionary areaar·e·a /ˈeəriəˈeriə/ noun [countableC] 1a part of a city or country What area of Bristol do you live in? the New York metropolitan area (=New York city and the area around it) → assisted area → depressed area → development area → dollar area → sales area → wilderness area 2the part of a shop or SHOPPING CENTRE where goods are sold You enter its sales area straight off the street. 3a particular subject, field of activity, or type of business the areas of video games, electronic organizers and cellular phones → growth area Origin area (1500-1600) Latin “piece of flat ground”
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