heart·land
noun/ˈhɑːtlænd/
/ˈhɑːrtlænd/
(also heartlands [plural])
- the central part of a country or an area
（国家或地区的）腹地，中心区域 - the great Russian heartlands
广袤的俄罗斯中心地带
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- agricultural
- industrial
- Conservative
- …
- in a/the heartland
- the great Russian heartlands
- an area that is important for a particular activity or political party
（活动或政党的）重要场所，核心区域 - the industrial heartland of Germany
德国的工业中心区 - the traditional Tory heartland of Britain’s boardrooms
保守党的传统领地：英国的各董事会 - The party has lost seats in its traditional heartland of southern Thailand.
该党在泰国南部这一传统势力范围已经失去了一些席位。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- agricultural
- industrial
- Conservative
- …
- in a/the heartland
- the industrial heartland of Germany