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residential

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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res·i·den·tial /ˌrezɪˈdenʃəl◂/ ●●○ W3 AWL adjective  1 SGTOWNa residential part of a town consists of private houses, with no offices or factories 住宅区的 suburban a quiet residential neighbourhood 安静的住宅区2 relating to homes rather than offices or businesses 家庭的;住宅的 domestic telephone services for residential customers 住宅用户的电话服务3. residential course/school etc especially British English if you are on a residential course, you are living in the institution where you are studying 住校课程/寄宿学校等
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residentialtelephone services for residential and commercial customersa quiet residential neighborhoodIn 1998, the residential property tax classification accounted for approximately 59 percent of the city's total tax capacity.It is understandable: the child considers himself safe in the residential street and is inattentive on the way to school.Yearly tuition for residential students, as they were called, was $ 1,600 in 1930.The 23 residential units in the hospital, are to upgraded.
From Longman Business Dictionaryresidentialres‧i‧den‧tial /ˌrezɪˈdenʃəl◂/ adjectivePROPERTY residential property consists of private houses where people live, rather than offices or factoriesOpponents claim the development is too near residential areas.The company plans to provide cable television to business and residential customers. compare commercial1
res·i·den·tial adjectiveChineseSyllable
town a residential Business of a consists Corpus part


residential
residential W3 AC /ˌrezəˈdenʃəl◂, ˌrezɪˈdenʃəl◂/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: resident, residence, residency; adjective: resident, residential; verb: reside
1. a residential part of a town consists of private houses, with no offices or factories ⇨ suburban:
    a quiet residential neighbourhood
2. relating to homes rather than offices or businesses ⇨ domestic:
    telephone services for residential customers
3. residential course/school etc especially British English if you are on a residential course, you are living in the institution where you are studying


resi·den·tial AW BrE /ˌrezɪˈdenʃl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌrezɪˈdenʃl/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (of an area of a town 城市中的地区) suitable for living in; consisting of houses rather than factories or offices 适合居住的;住宅的a quiet residential area安静的住宅区

isolated, location, neighbourhood, outskirts, provincial, residential, rough, rural, suburban, urban

(of a job, a course, etc. 工作、课程等) requiring a person to live at a particular place; offering living accommodation 需要在某地居住的;提供住宿的a residential language course需要住校的语言课程a residential home for the elderly老人院residential care for children提供食宿的儿童福利院服务