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    suburb

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Geography
    sub·urb /ˈsʌbɜːb $ -ɜːrb/ ●●○ noun [countable]  SGAREAan area where people live which is away from the centre of a town or city 郊区，近郊，城郊 a London suburb 一个伦敦郊区suburb of a suburb of Los Angeles 洛杉矶的一个郊区 a kid from the suburbs 来自郊区的小孩子in a suburb Don’t you get bored living out here in the suburbs? 你住在这郊区难道不觉得无聊吗？► see thesaurus at area, city
    Examples from the Corpus
    suburb• Amy teaches at a primary school in a suburb of Atlanta.• I was born and brought up in a suburb of New York City.• The falls are at Neuhausen, an extension of Schaffhausen to the south, rather than a suburb of it.• Last year his family bought a villa in a smart Athens suburb.• His parents lived in the Balmoral suburb of south Belfast.• The city and its suburbs have some 2,000 public grade crossings, 268 with whistle bans.• Even in the richest suburbs there are well-concealed but frequently extensive neighborhoods inhabited by poor people.• All the social workers come in from their comfortable homes in the suburbs.• It invented the suburb - the most successful invention in the history of human habitation.• The rich send their children to private schools and the middle classes move to the suburbs.• My family moved to the suburbs when I was ten.• More and more people are moving to the suburbs every year.• City officials are wary of population loss to suburbs and point with pride to the overall population gain that has accompanied annexation.• They have just bough a house in Pacific Palisades, a wealthy suburb of Los Angeles.suburb of• They live in Lakewood, a suburb of Denver.    Origin suburb (1300-1400) Latin suburbium, from urbs “city”
    sub·urb nounChineseSyllable
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    suburb
    sub‧urb /ˈsʌbɜːb $ -ɜːrb/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Latin
     Origin: suburbium, from urbs 'city'
    an area where people live which is away from the centre of a town or city:
        a London suburb
        suburb of
        a suburb of Los Angeles
        a kid from the suburbs
        in a suburb
        Don’t you get bored living out here in the suburbs?


    sub·urbBrE /ˈsʌbɜːb/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌbɜːrb/ 🔊 noun (also NAmE, informal the burbs) an area where people live that is outside the centre of a city 郊区；城外◆a suburb of London伦敦郊区◆a London suburb伦敦郊区◆They live in the suburbs. 他们住在城外。🔊🔊

    amenity, city, ghetto, high-rise, metropolitan, population, slum, suburb, town, urban

    <titled tranID="33" status="2">Town and country<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>城镇与乡村</chn></titled>

    Town 城镇

    • live in a city/a town/an urban environment/(informal) a concrete jungle/the suburbs/shanty towns/slums 住在城里／镇上／城区／混凝土丛林／郊区／棚户区／贫民窟
    • live (especially NAmE) downtown/in the downtown area/(BrE) in the city centre 住在市中心
    • enjoy/like the hectic pace of life/the hustle and bustle of city life 喜欢忙碌的生活节奏／城市生活的热闹
    • cope with the stress/pressure of urban life 应对城市生活的压力
    • get caught up in the rat race 卷入大城市里为财富、权力等的疯狂追逐中
    • prefer/seek the anonymity of life in a big city 更喜欢／追求大城市里人与人互不相识的生活
    • be drawn by/resist the lure of the big city 被大城市的诱惑所吸引；抵御大城市的诱惑
    • head for the bright lights (of the big city/New York) 奔向（大城市／纽约）五光十色的生活
    • enjoy/love the vibrant/lively nightlife 享受／喜爱充满生机的夜生活
    • have/be close to all the amenities 拥有／紧靠各种便利设施
    • be surrounded by towering skyscrapers/a soulless urban sprawl 被高耸入云的摩天大楼／毫无生气的城市拓展区所包围
    • use/travel by/rely on (BrE) public transport/(NAmE) public transportation 使用／出行乘坐／依赖公共交通
    • put up with/get stuck in/sit in massive/huge/heavy/endless/constant traffic jams 忍受／陷入大面积／严重的／没完没了的／持续的交通堵塞
    • tackle/ease/reduce/relieve/alleviate the heavy/severe traffic congestion 处理／缓解严重的交通堵塞
    • be affected/choked/damaged by pollution 受到污染的影响；被污染呛得透不过气；受到污染的伤害

    Country 乡村

    • live in a village/the countryside/an isolated area/a rural backwater/(informal) the sticks 住在村里／乡村／偏僻的地区／落后的乡村／偏远的乡村地区
    • enjoy/like the relaxed/slower pace of life 享受／喜欢悠闲／缓慢的生活节奏
    • enjoy/love/explore the great outdoors 享受／喜欢／探索蓝天碧野
    • look for/find/get/enjoy a little peace and quiet 寻找／找到／得到／享受一点宁静与安宁
    • need/want to get back/closer to nature 需要／想要回去／接近大自然
    • be surrounded by open/unspoilt/picturesque countryside 四周被空旷的／未被污染的／风景如画的乡村环绕
    • escape/quit/get out of/leave the rat race 逃离／退出城市中你死我活的竞争
    • seek/achieve a better/healthy work-life balance 寻求／达到工作与生活更好的／健康的平衡
    • downshift to a less stressful life 选择压力较小的生活
    • seek/start a new life in the country 在乡村寻求／开始一种新的生活
    • (BrE, informal) up sticks/ NAmE, informal pull up stakes and move to/head for… 突然迁居到…
    • create/build/foster a strong sense of community 树立／培养强烈的社群意识
    • depend on/be employed in/work in agriculture 依赖／从事农业
    • live off/farm/work the land 靠土地为生；耕种土地
    • tackle/address the problem of rural unemployment 解决农村失业问题