region
/ˈriːdʒən/noun
1- an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries地区, 地方, 区域（尤指有明显特征但不一定有固定边界的）：
one of the region's major employers
该地区的大雇主之一
the equatorial regions
赤道地区
a major wine-producing region.
主要产酒区。
1.1
- an administrative district of a city or country行政区。
1.2
the regions
the parts of a country outside the capital or chief seat of government（首都或统治中心以外的）各地区：the promotion of investment in the regions.
促进对地方的投资。
1.3
- a part of the body, especially around or near an organ（身体的）区, 部, 部位：
an unexpected clenching sensation in the region of her heart.
她心脏部位突如其来的绞痛。
1.4
- figurative the sphere or realm of something〈喻〉领域, 界：
his work takes craft and needlework into the region of folk art.
他的工作将手工工艺和针线活带入民间艺术领域。
短语
in the region of
- approximately大约, 接近：
annual sales in the region of 30 million.
每年大约3,000万的销售额。
词源
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin regio（n-） 'direction, district', from regere 'to rule, direct'.