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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ar·e·a /ˈeəriə $ ˈeriə/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL noun [countable] 1 AREAa particular part of a country, town etc 〔国家、市镇等的〕地区，区域 Only cheeses made in this area may be labelled ‘Roquefort’. 只有这个地区出产的干酪才能被称作“罗克福尔干酪”。 Crime rates are much higher in urban areas. 城镇地区的犯罪率要高很多。area of Many areas of Africa have suffered severe drought this year. 今年，非洲的许多地区都遭遇了严重的旱灾。2 AREAa part of a house, office, garden etc that is used for a particular purpose 〔房子、办公室、花园里面等作特定用途的〕区域 a no-smoking area 无烟区 Their apartment has a large kitchen area. 他们的公寓有个很大的厨房。 Come through into the dining area. 请进饭厅来。 the reception area of the hotel 酒店的接待处 a storage area on the ground floor 底层的储物区3 AREA OF KNOWLEDGE, DUTIES, STUDY ETCa particular subject, range of activities, or group of related subjects 领域，范围，方面 The course covers three main subject areas. 这门课程涵盖三大学科领域。 This study has clearly identified a major problem area for the National Health Service. 这次调查明确指出了国民医疗服务体系中的主要问题所在。 We’re funding research into new areas such as law enforcement technology. 我们为执法技术等新领域的研究提供资金。area of reforms in the key areas of health and education 医疗及教育的关键领域的改革4 SIZEthe amount of space that a flat surface or shape covers 面积area of an area of 2,000 square miles 2,000平方英里的面积 a formula to calculate the area of a circle 计算圆面积的公式► see thesaurus at size → grey area at grey1(7) COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a particular part of a country, town etc 〔国家、市镇等的〕地区，区域ADJECTIVES/NOUN + areaa rural area (=in the countryside) 乡村地区Schools in rural areas are often very small. 乡村地区的学校往往都很小。an urban area (=in a town or city) 城镇地区90% of the English population live in urban areas. 英格兰90%的人口居住在城镇地区。a remote/isolated area (=a long way from towns and cities) 偏远地区a remote area of northeast Afghanistan 阿富汗东北部的偏远地区the local area 当地He quickly made friends in the local area. 他很快就在当地交上了朋友。the surrounding area (=the area around a place) 周围地区nThe tourist office will have a map of the surrounding area.outlying areas (=far from the centre of a town, village etc) 远离中心的地区nThe programme also includes plans to reforest outlying areas of the city.a wooded area 林地nThe plane crashed into trees in a heavily wooded area.a mountainous area 山区nthe mountainous areas of the Massif Centrala coastal area 沿海地区nThe bird is found mainly in coastal areas.a desert area 沙漠地区nThe hot, dry wind blows in from the desert areas of North Africa. a residential area (=a part of a town where people live) 住宅区nThey had a large house in a pleasant residential area.an industrial area 工业区nPeople living in industrial areas are exposed to these types of chemicals.a built-up area (=with a lot of buildings close together) 建筑密集区nNew development will not be allowed outside the existing built-up area.a deprived area (=where many poor people live) 贫民区nHe grew up in one of the toughest and most deprived areas of Glasgow.an inner-city area (=the central part of a city, where many poor people live) 旧城区nWhen will something be done to improve our inner-city areas?a middle-class/working-class etc area (=where a particular class of people live) 中产阶级/工人阶级等居住区nShe was born in a working-class area of London.a metropolitan area (=a very large city) 都市区nmajor metropolitan areas such as Delhi, Bombay, and Calcuttaa conservation area (=for preserving nature or old buildings) 〔自然或历史建筑的〕保护区na new scheme to create a nature conservation areaa geographical area (=one that is shown on a map) 地理区域nThe survey took place in three geographical areas.verbsmove into/out of an area 搬进/搬出某一地区She had just moved into the area and knew very few people. 她刚搬到这个地区，认识的人很少。nMany young people are moving out of rural areas.keep/stay away from an area 远离某一地区The police ordered people to stay away from the area. 警方要求市民远离这一地区。be spread out over a wide area 覆盖面积很大The town is spread out over a wide area. 这个城镇地域广阔。be scattered over a wide area 覆盖面积很大nParts of the plane were scattered over a wide area.n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a part of a house, office, garden etc that is used for a particular purpose 〔房子、办公室、花园里面等作特定用途的〕区域ADJECTIVES/NOUN + areathe kitchen/dining/bedroom/bathroom areaThe kitchen area is rather small.the living area (=the main room in a house, where people relax)The main living area was on the second floor.a reception area (=a desk where visitors arriving in a hotel or large organization go first)Visitors should please report to the reception area.a storage area (=a place for keeping things that are not being used)There’s a temporary storage area where you can put those boxes. a picnic area (=an area outdoors where you can eat a meal)We pulled off the highway into a picnic area for lunch.a play area (=a place for children to play)There’s a nice play area for the kiddies.a no-smoking/non-smoking areaThe airport terminal is a no-smoking area.a smoking areaEmployers do not have to provide smoking areas. THESAURUSarea a part of a town or country, or of the world 〔市镇、国家或世界的〕地区，区域They live in a very wealthy area. 他们住在富人区。coastal areas 沿海地区region a large area of a country or the world 〔国家或世界的〕地区，区域the northwest region of Russia 俄罗斯西北地区desert regions 沙漠地区zone an area that is different from other areas around it in some way 〔与周围地区有所不同的〕地区，地带，区域a war zone 战区a no-parking zone 禁止停车区nWe crossed two different time zones (=areas where there is a particular time compared to the rest of the world.) district one of the areas a city or town is officially divided into, or an area of a city where a particular group live or an activity happens 行政区；〔某一族群居住或某一活动举行的〕地区，区域the Chelsea district of Manhattan 曼哈顿切尔西区 | the business/financial/theatre etc districtthe financial district of London 伦敦金融区neighbourhood British English, neighborhood American English /ˈneɪbəhʊd $ -ər-/ an area of a town where people live 社区，住宅区a friendly neighbourhood 友好的社区There are lots of trees in our neighborhood. 我们的社区有很多树木。suburb an area outside the centre of a city, where people live 郊区，市郊a suburb of Boston 波士顿市郊quarter an area of a town or city where people of a particular nationality live 〔城镇中某一民族的〕居住区the French quarter of New Orleans 新奥尔良的法裔居住区slum an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where many poor people live 贫民区He grew up in the slums of East London. 他在东伦敦的贫民窟长大。ghetto an area of a city where poor people of a particular race or class live 〔城市中某一种族或阶级的穷人的〕聚居区，贫民区a black baby born in the ghetto 出生于贫民窟的一个黑人婴儿
Examples from the Corpus
area• The concession covers an area in the department of Cesar with 100 million tons of proven reserves.• The boat's sail had an area of more than 50 square yards.• Most of the actual work of book provision is operated on an area basis - in common with other functions of the library service.• Hannah grew up in a beautiful area of Ireland.• The family lives in Roxbury, a working-class area of Boston.• There were over 2 inches of rain in coastal areas.• There were several damp areas on the living room ceiling.• They fund research in areas like information technology.• Their apartment has a large kitchen area.• There is a shortage of water in many areas of the world.• It may be difficult to move areas since many local authorities and some housing associations operate strict residence restrictions.• The cost of electricity has risen in our area.• Raul grew up in a poor area of Buenos Aires.• The larger size of authorities has produced complaints about remoteness from rural areas.• The boat has a sleeping area at one end.• After an hour's work, I had only cleaned a small area of the carpet.• There's a smoking area behind the building.• a no-smoking area• The rate at which an ice cube melts depends on its surface area.• Calculate the area of the walls and ceiling before you buy the paint.• The President has won new support because of his reforms in the areas of health and education.• Nordstrom does research in the area of heart disease.• They notify schools and day care centers when a moderate-risk offender moves into the area.• Police think the crime was committed by someone from outside the area.• The property encompassed about eighty thousand acres, seven times the area of Manhattan Island.• Only cheeses made in this area may be labeled "Roquefort."• Maricopa County started growing faster than any urban area except San Antonio.area of• Use this formula to calculate the area of a circle.• They have made some improvements in the area of human rights.storage area• Police reported they had seized appliances, clothing, video and audio tapes from 30 warehouses and storage areas.• The answer can also be obtained by access to the index without recourse to the data storage area.• Manure seepage from storage areas is polluting waterways and evaporating ammonia is contributing to acid rain.• New storage areas have been created by raising the Planning floor to mezzanine level.• The home record storage area holds the address of the first synonym.• Those specialists were left functionally aligned, and remained in the remote storage area.• Books and posters, shirts and sweatshirts and pounds of petrified wood spilled from the storage areas.key areas• These are key areas for attention which are highlighted in the project management literature.• The major industrial developments were heavily concentrated in a few key areas of the Empire.• Another is a proposal to raise the minimum wage, which could motivate blue-collar Democrats in key areas.• The medical model of militarized efficiency was carried over into key areas of civil society.• It is interesting to compare a modern computer with the Apollo system in a couple of key areas.• This mass of material can be grouped into a number of key areas.• One of the key areas of weakness was information management.• We were delighted yesterday to obtain the agreement of the manufacturers to concentrate on these three key areas.From Longman Business Dictionaryareaar‧e‧a /ˈeəriəˈeriə/ noun [countable]1a part of a city or countryWhat area of Bristol do you live in?the New York metropolitan area (=New York city and the area around it)2the part of a shop or SHOPPING CENTRE where goods are soldYou enter its sales area straight off the street.3a particular subject, field of activity, or type of businessthe areas of video games, electronic organizers and cellular phones → growth areaOrigin area (1500-1600) Latin “piece of flat ground”ar·e·a noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2
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ar‧e‧a S1 W1 AC /ˈeəriə $ ˈeriə/
noun [countable]
Only cheeses made in this area may be labelled ‘Roquefort.’
Crime rates are much higher in urban areas.
area of
Many areas of Africa have suffered severe drought this year.
2. a part of a house, office, garden etc that is used for a particular purpose:
a no-smoking area
Their apartment has a large kitchen area.
Come through into the dining area.
the reception area of the hotel
a storage area on the ground floor
3. a particular subject, range of activities, or group of related subjects:
The course covers three main subject areas.
This study has clearly identified a major problem area for the National Health Service.
We’re funding research into new areas such as law enforcement technology.
area of
reforms in the key areas of health and education
4. the amount of space that a flat surface or shape covers
area of
an area of 2,000 square miles
a formula to calculate the area of a circle
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■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + area
▪a rural area (=in the countryside) Schools in rural areas are often very small.
▪an urban area (=in a town or city) 90% of the English population live in urban areas.
▪a remote/isolated area (=a long way from towns and cities) a remote area of northeast Afghanistan
▪the local area He quickly made friends in the local area.
▪the surrounding area (=the area around a place) The tourist office will have a map of the surrounding area.
▪outlying areas (=far from the centre of a town, village etc) The programme also includes plans to reforest outlying areas of the city.
▪a wooded area The plane crashed into trees in a heavily wooded area.
▪a mountainous area the mountainous areas of the Massif Central
▪a coastal area The bird is found mainly in coastal areas.
▪a desert area The hot, dry wind blows in from the desert areas of North Africa.
▪a residential area (=a part of a town where people live) They had a large house in a pleasant residential area.
▪an industrial area People living in industrial areas are exposed to these types of chemicals.
▪a built-up area (=with a lot of buildings close together) New development will not be allowed outside the existing built-up area.
▪a deprived area (=where many poor people live) He grew up in one of the toughest and most deprived areas of Glasgow.
▪an inner-city area (=the central part of a city, where many poor people live) When will something be done to improve our inner-city areas?
▪a middle-class/working-class etc area (=where a particular class of people live) She was born in a working-class area of London.
▪a metropolitan area (=a very large city) major metropolitan areas such as Delhi, Bombay, and Calcutta
▪a conservation area (=for preserving nature or old buildings) a new scheme to create a nature conservation area
▪a geographical area (=one that is shown on a map) The survey took place in three geographical areas.
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▪move into/out of an area She had just moved into the area and knew very few people. | Many young people are moving out of rural areas.
▪keep/stay away from an area The police ordered people to stay away from the area.
▪be spread out over a wide area The town is spread out over a wide area.
▪be scattered over a wide area Parts of the plane were scattered over a wide area.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + area
▪the kitchen/dining/bedroom/bathroom area The kitchen area is rather small.
▪the living area (=the main room in a house, where people relax) The main living area was on the second floor.
▪a reception area (=a desk where visitors arriving in a hotel or large organization go first) Visitors should please report to the reception area.
▪a storage area (=a place for keeping things that are not being used) There’s a temporary storage area where you can put those boxes.
▪a picnic area (=an area outdoors where you can eat a meal) We pulled off the highway into a picnic area for lunch.
▪a play area (=a place for children to play) There’s a nice play area for the kiddies.
▪a no-smoking/non-smoking area The airport terminal is a no-smoking area.
▪a smoking area Employers do not have to provide smoking areas.
▪ area a part of a town or country, or of the world: They live in a very wealthy area. | coastal areas
▪region a large area of a country or the world: the northwest region of Russia | desert regions
▪zone an area that is different from other areas around it in some way: a war zone | a no-parking zone | We crossed two different time zonesareas where there is a particular time compared to the rest of the world.
▪district one of the areas a city or town is officially divided into, or an area of a city where a particular group live or an activity happens: the Chelsea district of Manhattan | the business/financial/theatre etc district : the financial district of London
▪neighbourhood British English, neighborhood American English /ˈneɪbəhʊd $ -ər-/ an area of a town where people live: a friendly neighbourhood | There are lots of trees in our neighborhood.
▪suburb an area outside the centre of a city, where people live: a suburb of Boston
▪quarter an area of a town or city where people of a particular nationality live: the French quarter of New Orleans
▪slum an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where many poor people live: He grew up in the slums of East London.
▪ghetto an area of a city where poor people of a particular race or class live: a black baby born in the ghetto
ar‧e‧a S1 W1 AC /ˈeəriə $ ˈeriə/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: 'piece of flat ground'
1. a particular part of a country, town etc:Language: Latin
Origin: 'piece of flat ground'
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3. a particular subject, range of activities, or group of related subjects:
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4. the amount of space that a flat surface or shape covers
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place a particular point, area, city, town, building, etc., especially one used for a particular purpose or where a particular thing happens 指有特定用途或事情发生的地点、场所、城镇、建筑物、地方 ：◆ This would be a good place for a picnic. 这可是个野餐的好地方。 site the place where sth, especially a building, is or will be situated; a place where sth happened or that is used for a particular purpose 尤指建筑物的地点、位置，事情发生或有特定用途的地点、场所 ：◆ They've chosen a site for the new school. 他们为新学校选了校址。 area a part of a room, building or particular space that is used for a special purpose; a particular place on an object 指（房间、建筑物、处所内划为某用途的）地方、场地，物体上的区、部位 ：◆ the hotel reception area 旅馆接待处 ◆ Move the cursor to a blank area on the screen. 把光标移至电脑屏幕的空白区。 position the place where a person or thing is situated; the place where sb/sth is meant to be 指位置、方位、恰当的位置 ：◆ From his position at the top of the hill, he could see the harbour. 他在山头那个位置可以俯瞰海港。 NOTE Theposition of sb/sth is often temporary: the place where sb/sth is at a particular time.* position 指人／物所处的位置常常是暂时性的，即在某段时间所在的位置。 point a particular place within an area, where sth happens or is supposed to happen 指某事发生或将要发生的地点、某个地方 ：◆ the point at which the river divides 河流分岔点 location a place where sth happens or exists, especially a place that is not named or not known 指事情发生或存在的地方、地点、位置，尤指无名或鲜为人知的地方 ：◆ The company is moving to a new location. 公司准备迁移新址。 scene a place where sth happens, especially sth unpleasant 尤指不愉快事件发生的地点、现场 ：◆ the scene of the accident 事故现场 spot a particular point or area, especially one that has a particular character or where sth particular happens 尤指具有某种特点或某一事件发生的地点、场所 ：◆ The lake is one of the local beauty spots .这个湖是当地的一个风景点。 venue the place where people meet for an organized event such as a performance or sports event 指演出、体育比赛等的聚会地点、场馆、会场
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