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- usu. with adj. or noun modifier an area or stretch of land having a particular characteristic, purpose, or use, or subject to particular restrictions（有某种特点、特性、目的、用途等的）地带, 区域：
a pedestrian zone
步行区
figurative〈喻〉United are still in the relegation zone.
联队仍处于降级区。
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- Geography a well-defined region extending around the earth between definite limits, especially between two parallels of latitude【地理】（尤指位于两条纬线间的）地带, 带：
a zone of easterly winds.
东风带。
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- （亦作time zone）a range of longitudes where a common standard time is used时区。
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the zone
informal (especially in sport) a state of such concentration that one is able to perform at the peak of one's physical or mental capabilities（尤作体育用语）巅峰状态：I was in the zone, completing the first nine holes in one under par.
我正处于巅峰状态, 以低于标准杆一杆打完了头9个洞。
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- chiefly Botany & Zoology an encircling band or stripe of distinctive colour, texture, or character【主植, 主动】环带, 带, 区, 色区。
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- archaic a belt or girdle worn round a person's body〈古〉带子, 腰带。
with obj.
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- divide into or assign to zones, in particular将…分成区, 把…划成地带, 尤指：
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- often as noun zoning divide (a town or stretch of land) into areas subject to particular planning restrictions按计划（将城镇、土地等）划区, 分区：
an experimental system of zoning.
试验性分区系统。
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- designate (a specific area) for use or development in such a manner（按计划）指定特定地区（用于某一目的或作开发之用）：
the land is zoned for housing.
这块地被划为住房用地。
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- archaic encircle as or with a band or stripe〈古〉用带子围绕; 环绕。
派生词
zonal
adjectivezonally
adverb词源
late Middle English: from French， or from Latin zona 'girdle'， from Greek zōnē.
短语动词
zone out
- N. Amer. informal fall asleep or lose concentration or consciousness〈北美, 非正式〉入睡; 走神; 失去意识：
I just zoned out for a moment.
我刚才走了一会儿神。