新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

areaIELTS重点词汇

英 [ˈeəriə]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

areas
1. [C 可数名词] 地区
An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
近义词
region , district
双语例句
例：
the large number of community groups in the area.
该地区大量的社团。
例：
The survey was carried out in both urban and rural areas.
该调查在城市和农村地区都开展了。
例：
All the agricultural areas around this town are completely gone.
该城镇周围的农业用地已经完全消失了。
2. [C 可数名词] 居住区域 , 管辖区域
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.
双语例句
例：
Local authorities have been responsible for the running of schools in their areas.
地方政府一直负责管理其辖区内的学校。
3. [C 可数名词] （作某用途的）区域
A particular area is a piece of land or part of a building that is used for a particular activity.
双语例句
例：
a picnic area.
野餐区。
4. [C 可数名词] 部位
An area is a particular place on a surface or object, for example, on your body.
双语例句
例：
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. [C 可数名词] 话题 , 方面
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.
近义词
subject , topic , field
双语例句
例：
the politically sensitive area of social security.
社保这个政治敏感话题。
例：
Awards were presented to writers in every area of the arts.
奖项被颁给不同文学类型的作家。
6. [C, U 有变体名词] 面积
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.
近义词
size
双语例句
例：
The islands cover a total area of 400 square miles.
这些岛屿的总面积为400平方英里。
例：
The house was large in area, but it did not have many rooms.
这套房子的面积很大，但是房间数量并不多。