purlieus
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈpɜ:lju:z]
- 美式音标 [ˈpɜrluz]
- 国际音标 ['pə:lju:z]
基本解释
- n.边缘部分，外围部分，郊区
英汉例句
- Exploring the overgrown purlieus of the temple.
探察杂草丛生的寺院周围地区。 - But she had no proof of this, and her instinct in the circumstances was to avoid its purlieus.
但是她没有这方面的证明，因此在这种情形下，她的本能就是避免接触这个社会。 - And as he rode through the purlieus of his city, the white mane of his amber-coloured steed was all that he could clearly see in the dusk of the high streets.
他骑马穿行在郊外大街上，暮色中只能瞧见他那匹琥珀色骏马的白色鬃毛。
双语例句
英英字典
- land on the edge of a forest that was once included within the bounds of the royal forest but was later separated although still subject to some of the forest laws, esp regarding hunting