zone 1 W3 / zəʊn $ zoʊn / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a large area that is different from other areas around it in some way :

San Francisco and Tokyo are both located in earthquake zones.

The government has set up a special economic zone to promote private enterprise.

2 in the zone informal having all your attention on what you are doing, especially playing a sport, and doing it well :

When I’m in the zone, every shot seems easy.

→ buffer zone at buffer 1 ( 3 ) , → no-fly zone , time zone

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + zone

danger zone Civilians were told to leave the danger zone.

a war/battle/combat zone Planes were diverted to avoid flying over the war zone.

an earthquake zone (= where earthquakes are quite likely to happen ) It’s not advisable to build nuclear reactors in an earthquake zone.

a disaster zone The damage is so serious that the government has declared the city a disaster zone.

an economic zone (= an area with special trade or tax conditions ) The area has been made a special economic zone.

an enterprise zone (= where businesses are encouraged ) Small businesses predominated in the enterprise zone.

a no-parking zone You can’t leave your car here – it’s a no-parking zone.

a pedestrian zone (= where no vehicles are allowed ) The main part of the city centre is a pedestrian zone.

a 20 mph/30 mph etc zone (= where vehicles’ speed is limited to 20 mph, 30 mph etc ) He was doing 42 mph in a 30 mph zone.

a demilitarized zone (= where soldiers and military activities are not allowed ) The demilitarized zone between Iraq and Kuwait was created after the first Gulf war.

a no-fly zone (= an area that aircraft are not allowed to fly in ) the no-fly zone over Iraq

a nuclear-free/smoke-free etc zone (= where nuclear weapons, smoking etc is not allowed ) The county council offices are a smoke-free zone.

动词

set up/establish/create a zone The government intends to set up an enterprise zone in the region.

enter a zone He didn’t see the sign saying he’d entered a 20 mph zone.

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