ar‧e‧a S1 W1 AC / eəriə $ eriə / 名词 [可数名词]
1 a particular part of a country, town etc :
Only cheeses made in this area may be labelled ‘Roquefort.’
Crime rates are much higher in urban areas.
area of
Many areas of Africa have suffered severe drought this year.
2 a part of a house, office, garden etc that is used for a particular purpose :
a no-smoking area
Their apartment has a large kitchen area .
Come through into the dining area .
the reception area of the hotel
a storage area on the ground floor
3 a particular subject, range of activities, or group of related subjects :
The course covers three main subject areas .
This study has clearly identified a major problem area for the National Health Service.
We’re funding research into new areas such as law enforcement technology.
area of
reforms in the key areas of health and education
4 the amount of space that a flat surface or shape covers
area of
an area of 2,000 square miles
a formula to calculate the area of a circle
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COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + area
a rural area (= in the countryside ) Schools in rural areas are often very small.
an urban area (= in a town or city ) 90% of the English population live in urban areas.
a remote/isolated area (= a long way from towns and cities ) a remote area of northeast Afghanistan
the local area He quickly made friends in the local area.
the surrounding area (= the area around a place ) The tourist office will have a map of the surrounding area.
outlying areas (= far from the centre of a town, village etc ) The programme also includes plans to reforest outlying areas of the city.
a wooded area The plane crashed into trees in a heavily wooded area.
a mountainous area the mountainous areas of the Massif Central
a coastal area The bird is found mainly in coastal areas.
a desert area The hot, dry wind blows in from the desert areas of North Africa.
a residential area (= a part of a town where people live ) They had a large house in a pleasant residential area.
an industrial area People living in industrial areas are exposed to these types of chemicals.
a built-up area (= with a lot of buildings close together ) New development will not be allowed outside the existing built-up area.
a deprived area (= where many poor people live ) He grew up in one of the toughest and most deprived areas of Glasgow.
an inner-city area (= the central part of a city, where many poor people live ) When will something be done to improve our inner-city areas?
a middle-class/working-class etc area (= where a particular class of people live ) She was born in a working-class area of London.
a metropolitan area (= a very large city ) major metropolitan areas such as Delhi, Bombay, and Calcutta
a conservation area (= for preserving nature or old buildings ) a new scheme to create a nature conservation area
a geographical area (= one that is shown on a map ) The survey took place in three geographical areas.
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move into/out of an area She had just moved into the area and knew very few people. | Many young people are moving out of rural areas.
keep/stay away from an area The police ordered people to stay away from the area.
be spread out over a wide area The town is spread out over a wide area.
be scattered over a wide area Parts of the plane were scattered over a wide area.
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + area
the kitchen/dining/bedroom/bathroom area The kitchen area is rather small.
the living area (= the main room in a house, where people relax ) The main living area was on the second floor.
a reception area (= a desk where visitors arriving in a hotel or large organization go first ) Visitors should please report to the reception area.
a storage area (= a place for keeping things that are not being used ) There’s a temporary storage area where you can put those boxes.
a picnic area (= an area outdoors where you can eat a meal ) We pulled off the highway into a picnic area for lunch.
a play area (= a place for children to play ) There’s a nice play area for the kiddies.
a no-smoking/non-smoking area The airport terminal is a no-smoking area.
a smoking area Employers do not have to provide smoking areas.
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 / neɪbəhʊd $ -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