outskirts
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++out·skirts /ˈaʊtskɜːts $ -ɜːr-/ ●○○ noun [plural] EDGETOWNthe parts of a town or city that are furthest from the centre 远离城市中心的地区，市郊，郊区on the outskirts (of something) They live on the outskirts of Paris. 他们住在巴黎的郊区。► see thesaurus at edge
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outskirts• The Cité De Science is a futuristic complex in the Parisian outskirts.• His body was discovered on the city's outskirts three days later.• His body was discovered on the city's outskirts three days later.• And on the outskirts of town, with the roar of the sea, we passed by the Glengall House.• Her parents lived in a big house on the outskirts of Manchester.• After three days in the hotel I found a small new house on the outskirts of town.• The slaughterhouse is on the outskirts of the town, and can be smelled before it comes into view.• There are plans to build a new shopping mall on the outskirts of town.• We stayed on the outskirts of the capital.• By 9 o'clock we reached the outskirts of Berlin.• We heard gunshots as we drove through the outskirts of the city.• Tiny fields, green and white where the snow was melting again, led down to the outskirts of the town.• They would move to the outskirts of Paris.• The only remaining obstacles are located at Wester Hailes, a residential development on the western outskirts of Edinburgh.on the outskirts (of something)• In a commune on the outskirts of the city, we saw a new colony of houses being built.• So Swannson-on-Wheels will gain considerable benefit from the purchase of a relatively local garage facility on the outskirts of Tetbury.• Andrews farmhouse on the outskirts of town, surrounded by Morris memorabilia-capes and caps and clubs, scorecards and scrap-books.• Once there used to be a leprosy hospital in Calcutta called the Gobra Hospital, located on the outskirts of the city.• This final mill, on the outskirts of the town of Stroud itself, was Stratford Mill.• This led her to stare straight towards Rupert Green and his companion who still waited on the outskirts of the throng.• Generally, these were on the outskirts of towns.out·skirts nounChineseSyllable
parts the that town or a of city Corpus
outskirts
out‧skirts /ˈaʊtskɜːts $ -ɜːr-/
noun [plural]
the parts of a town or city that are furthest from the centre
on the outskirts (of something)
They live on the outskirts of Paris.
▪ edge the part of something that is furthest from its centre or nearest the place where it ends: He got up quickly, knocking his plate off the edge of the table. | the outer edge of the village
▪side the part of something that is near its left or right edge: On the left side of the garden there was an old stone wall. | They parked by the side of the road.
▪rim the edge of something circular, especially the top of a cup or glass, or the outside edge of a pair of glasses: a white cup with a gold rim | She was looking at me over the rim of her spectacles.
▪margin the empty space at the side of a page that has writing on it: My teacher had marked my essay and made some comments in the margin. | Leave wide margins on both sides of the page.
▪hem the edge of a piece of cloth that is turned under and stitched down, especially the lower edge of a skirt, trousers etc: If you want the dress a bit shorter, I can easily turn up the hem.
▪kerb British English, curb American English the edge of the pavement (=raised path) at the side of a road: A big black car was parked at the kerb.
▪outskirts the areas of a city that are furthest away from the centre: The new station was built on the outskirts of the city.
▪perimeter the outside edge around an enclosed area of land such as a military camp or a prison: Security guards patrol the perimeter night and day.
out‧skirts /ˈaʊtskɜːts $ -ɜːr-/
noun [plural]the parts of a town or city that are furthest from the centre
on the outskirts (of something)
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