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. 地区
...the large number of community groups in the area. …该地区大量的社团。
The survey was carried out in both urban and rural areas. 该调查在城市和乡村地区都开展了。
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. 居住区域; 管辖区域
Local authorities have been responsible for the running of schools in their areas. 地方政府一直负责其辖区内各校的运作。
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) 区域
...a picnic area. …一个野餐区。
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. 你会注意到你孩子的头顶有两个柔软的部位。
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. 话题; 方面
...the politically sensitive area of social security. …社保这个政治敏感话题。
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. 面积
The islands cover a total area of 400 square miles. 这些岛屿的总面积为400平方英里。
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)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]a particular part of a place , piece of land , or country
地区；区域
All areas of the country will have some rain tonight . 今晚全国所有地区都将有降雨。
The area of New York to the south of Houston Street is known as Soho. 纽约休斯敦街以南区域被称作休南区。
Houses in the London area (= in and around London) are very expensive . 伦敦地区的房价很高。
He's an area manager (= is responsible for business in a particular area) for a computer company . 他是一家计算机公司的区域经理。
This is a very poor area. 这是一个非常贫困的地区。
Dogs are not allowed in the children's play area. 不许将狗带入儿童游乐区。
例句
area noun (SUBJECT)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]a subject or activity , or a part of it
领域；范围；方面
Marketing is Paul's area. 市场营销属于保罗的职责范围。
Software is not really my area of expertise . 软件并不属于我的专业范围。
例句
area noun (MEASURE)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]the size of a flat surface calculated by multiplying its length by its width
面积
the area of a rectangle 长方形的面积
Meadow Farm is 50 square kilometres in area. “绿地农庄”面积50平方公里。
area noun (FOOTBALL)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 通常作为单数使用的名词 ]→ penalty area
（足球场上的）罚球区，禁区（同 penalty area）