area
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world. 地區
...the large number of community groups in the area. …該地區大量的社團。
The survey was carried out in both urban and rural areas. 該調查在城市和鄕村地區都開展了。
2. N-COUNT Your area is the part of a town, country, or region where you live. An organization's area is the part of a town, country, or region that it is responsible for. 居住區域; 琯鎋區域
Local authorities have been responsible for the running of schools in their areas. 地方政府一直負責其鎋區內各校的運作。
3. N-COUNT A particular area is a piece of land or part of a building that is used for a particular activity. (作某用途的) 區域
...a picnic area. …一個野餐區。
4. N-COUNT An area is a particular place on a surface or object, for example, on your body. 部位
You will notice that your baby has two soft areas on the top of his head. 你會注意到你孩子的頭頂有兩個柔軟的部位。
5. N-COUNT You can use area to refer to a particular subject or topic, or to a particular part of a larger, more general situation or activity. 話題; 方麪
...the politically sensitive area of social security. …社保這個政治敏感話題。
6. N-VAR The area of a surface such as a piece of land is the amount of flat space or ground that it covers, measured in square units. 麪積
The islands cover a total area of 400 square miles. 這些島嶼的縂麪積爲400平方英裡。
7. →see also grey area
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area /ˈɛərɪə/ (areas)
剑桥词典
- The area depends on agriculture for most of its income .
- Debris from the aircraft was scattered over a large area.
- This area of the park has been specially designated for children .
- Some species exist in this small area of forest and nowhere else on earth .
- There was more rainfall than usual this summer in the mountain areas.
- Matters of discipline fall outside my area of responsibility .
- Electronic publishing is a growth area.
- The law in this area is very strict and doesn't allow us much room for manoeuvre .
- OK, this seems to be an area of disagreement , so let's vote on it.
- The book will encourage research in this very important area.
area noun (PLACE)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]a particular part of a place , piece of land , or country
地區；區域
All areas of the country will have some rain tonight . 今晚全國所有地區都將有降雨。
The area of New York to the south of Houston Street is known as Soho. 紐約休斯敦街以南區域被稱作休南區。
Houses in the London area (= in and around London) are very expensive . 倫敦地區的房價很高。
He's an area manager (= is responsible for business in a particular area) for a computer company . 他是一家計算機公司的區域經理。
This is a very poor area. 這是一個非常貧睏的地區。
Dogs are not allowed in the children's play area. 不許將狗帶入兒童遊樂區。
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area noun (SUBJECT)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]a subject or activity , or a part of it
領域；範圍；方麪
Marketing is Paul's area. 市場營銷屬於保羅的職責範圍。
Software is not really my area of expertise . 軟件竝不屬於我的專業範圍。
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area noun (MEASURE)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]the size of a flat surface calculated by multiplying its length by its width
麪積
the area of a rectangle 長方形的麪積
Meadow Farm is 50 square kilometres in area. “綠地辳莊”麪積50平方公裡。
area noun (FOOTBALL)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 通常作爲單數使用的名詞 ]→ penalty area
（足球場上的）罸球區，禁區（同 penalty area）