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pre·cinctBrE /ˈpriːsɪŋkt/NAmE /ˈpriːsɪŋkt/ noun(BrE) a commercial area in a town where cars cannot go 步行商业区◆a pedestrian/shopping precinct 步行区；购物区(NAmE) one of the parts into which a town or city is divided in order to organize elections 选区(NAmE) a part of a city that has its own police station; the police station in this area 警区；分区警察局；派出所◆Detective Hennessy of the 44th precinct 第 44 警区的亨尼西警探◆The murder occurred just a block from the precinct. 谋杀案就发生在和警察分局相隔一个街区的地方。 [usually pl.] (formal) the area around a place or a building, sometimes surrounded by a wall （建筑物等的）外围，围墙内区域◆the cathedral/college precincts 大教堂/学院周围◆within the precincts of the castle 在城堡的围墙内 |