district

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dis·trict /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable]  1  TOWNCOUNTRYSIDEan area of a town or the countryside, especially one with particular features 地区，区域rural/financial/theatre etc district a house in a pleasant suburban district 地处宜人郊区的一幢房屋► see thesaurus at area2  SGan area of a country, city etc that has official borders 〔有正式边界的〕区，行政区 a postal district 邮政区n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + districta rural district (=in the countryside)There are few schools in the rural districts of Bangladesh.an urban district (=in a town)In 1911 over three-quarters of the British people lived in urban districts.the surrounding districts (=in the area around or next to something)The market attracts farmers from the surrounding district.a financial/business/commercial district (=where there are a lot of banks and other businesses)He works in San Francisco’s financial district.a shopping districtThe bomb exploded in a crowded shopping district.an entertainment district (=where there are a lot of bars, clubs etc)Visitors to Roppongi, Tokyo’s entertainment district, come to experience the latest fashions and have fun.a theatre district British English, a theater district American English:The restaurant is located in the middle of New York’s theater district.a residential district (=where people live rather than work)It is one of Paris’ most exclusive residential districts.a poor/wealthy district (=where a lot of people are poor/rich)He lived in one of London’s poorest districts.a slum district (=where poor people live in very bad conditions)Rats were running all over the slum districts.a fashionable district (=popular with rich or well-known people)Brompton became a fashionable district to live in.

Examples from the Corpus

district• Within the counties 36 districts instead of 164 would form a second tier.• Qualification for the pension was to be determined by newly-appointed district pensions committees.• Their apartment is in the Chongwen district of Peking.• Blaine works in the financial district.• Hence Phoenix always keeps at least two of its garbage districts in public hands-so it will always have the capacity to compete.• Stockman is spending $ 30,000 in office funds to hold four electronic call-in shows back in his district.• In my area the local district council is Labour controlled.• More significantly, in many districts there were in most villages several households which depended on cattle stealing for their livelihood.• Statistics that I saw later pin-pointed the discrepancies between amounts of money allocated to the white and Negro districts.• The two district courts that addressed this question reached opposite conclusions.rural/financial/theatre etc district• All rural districts witness the phenomenon of ` boy racers' who take each other on in secluded country lanes.• Parishes For local government purposes the parish had only existed within the boundaries of the former rural district councils.• Employment and keeping people on the land, in rural districts and in family farms must be paramount in the negotiations.• Officials in rural districts covering a large area may drive long distances to perform their regular duties.• San Francisco saw demonstrators gathering at the heart of its financial district.• By 2008 the artists' sketches of a red-roofed, neo-Levantine financial district will have become reality.• A preference for country living is clear, and in some remoter rural districts there was even a significant growth in population.Origin district (1600-1700) French Medieval Latin districtus “area under control of a lord or judge”, from districtus “taken hold of, forced”, from the past participle of Latin distringere; → DISTRESS1

dis·trict noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

the Corpus one countryside, especially an area a or of town

district
dis‧trict S3 W2 /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ noun [countable]1. an area of a town or the countryside, especially one with particular features
    rural/financial/theatre etc district
    a house in a pleasant suburban district
2. an area of a country, city etc that has official borders:
    a postal district
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + district
   ▪ a rural district (=in the countryside) There are few schools in the rural districts of Bangladesh.
   ▪ an urban district (=in a town) In 1911 over three-quarters of the British people lived in urban districts.
   ▪ the surrounding districts (=in the area around or next to something) The market attracts farmers from the surrounding district.
   ▪ a financial/business/commercial district (=where there are a lot of banks and other businesses) He works in San Francisco’s financial district.
   ▪ a shopping district The bomb exploded in a crowded shopping district.
   ▪ an entertainment district (=where there are a lot of bars, clubs etc) Visitors to Roppongi, Tokyo’s entertainment district, come to experience the latest fashions and have fun.
   ▪ a theatre district British English, a theater district AmE: The restaurant is located in the middle of New York’s theater district.
   ▪ a residential district (=where people live rather than work) It is one of Paris’ most exclusive residential districts.
   ▪ a poor/wealthy district (=where a lot of people are poor/rich) He lived in one of London’s poorest districts.
   ▪ a slum district (=where poor people live in very bad conditions) Rats were running all over the slum districts.
   ▪ a fashionable district (=popular with rich or well-known people) Brompton became a fashionable district to live in.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ 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

🔑 dis·trictBrE /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ 🔊 noun🔑 an area of a country or town, especially one that has particular features 地区；区域◆the City of London's financial district伦敦市中心的金融区🔑 one of the areas which a country, town or state is divided into for purposes of organization, with official boundaries (= borders) 区；管区；行政区◆a tax/postal district 税务区；邮政区◆a school district学区◆congressional districts议会选区◆district councils区议会