| 释义 |
zone/zəʊn/ n. & v.●n. 1 an area having particular features, properties, purpose, or use (有某种特点、特性、目的或用途的)区域 danger zone 危险区; erogenous zone 性敏感区; smokeless zone 无烟区 2 any well-defined region of more or less beltlike form (界限分明的带状)地区 3a an area between two exact or approximate concentric circles 圈，环带 b a part of the surface of a sphere enclosed between two parallel planes, or of a cone or cylinder etc. between such planes cutting it perpendicularly to the axis (球面的)带(两个与球体、圆锥体或圆柱体等的轴垂直的平行位面之间的表面部分) 4 (in full 全称 time zone) a range of longitudes where a common standard time is used 时区 5 Geol. etc. a range between specified limits of depth, height, etc., esp. a section of strata distinguished by characteristic fossils 【地质】地层(尤指有特有化石的) 6 Geog. any of five divisions of the earth bounded by circles parallel to the equator (see 见 FRIGID, TEMPERATE, TORRID) 【地理】气温带(地球表面被与赤道平行的圈划分成的 5 条气温带) 7 an encircling band or stripe distinguishable in colour, texture, or character from the rest of the object encircled (颜色、质地或特性与其周围不同的)环形带或条纹 8 archaic a belt or girdle worn round the body [古义]带子，腰带 ●v. tr. 1 encircle as or with a zone 环绕，(似)用带子围绕 2 arrange or distribute by zones 按区域安排或分布 3 assign as or to a particular area 指定为…区，划作…区 □ zonal adj.□ zoning n. (in sense 3 of v. 用于动词释义 3)[French zone or Latin zona ‘girdle’ from Greek zōnē] |