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commuter belt

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commuter belt

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Geography
comˈmuter ˌbelt noun [countable] British English  SGan area around a large city, from which many people travel to work every day 〔大城市周围的〕长途上班族居住地带
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commuter beltThen another train towards the Kent commuter belt, and Dartford.But of course they did not circulate beyond the commuter belt, so they failed to qualify as nationals on that ground.
comˈmuter ˌbelt nounChineseSyllable
a Corpus around many an which from city, area large


commuter belt
comˈmuter ˌbelt noun [countable] British English
an area around a large city, from which many people travel to work every day