[N-COUNT 可数名词]地区；区域 An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
...the large number of community groups in the area...
该地区大量的社团
60 years ago half the French population still lived in rural areas.
60年前有一半法国人仍然生活在乡村地区。
...mountainous areas of Europe, Asia, North and South America.
欧洲、亚洲、南北美洲的山区
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（生活、管辖的）范围，区域 Your area is the part of a town, country, or region where you live. An organization's area is the part of a town, country, or region that it is responsible for.
[poss N]
Local authorities have been responsible for the running of schools in their areas...
地方当局一直负责管理本地区的学校。
If there is an election in your area, you should go and vote.
如果你所居住的地区进行选举，你应该去参加投票。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（作特殊用途的）地方，场地，区 A particular area is a piece of land or part of a building that is used for a particular activity.
[supp N]
...a picnic area.
野餐区
...the main check-in area located in Terminal 1.
位于1号候机厅的主检票区
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（某一表面或物体上的）区；（身体上的）部分 An area is a particular place on a surface or object, for example on your body.
[with supp]
You will notice that your baby has two soft areas on the top of his head.
你会注意到你的宝宝头顶上有两处柔软的地方。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]面积 The area of a surface such as a piece of land is the amount of flat space or ground that it covers, measured in square units.
The islands cover a total area of 625.6 square kilometers...
这些岛屿总面积为625.6平方公里。
Although large in area, the flat did not have many rooms.
这套公寓虽然面积很大，但并没有太多房间。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]领域；方面；范围 You can use area to refer to a particular subject or topic, or to a particular part of a larger, more general situation or activity.
[usu with supp]
...the politically sensitive area of old age pensions.
有关养老金的政治敏感话题
...the internationalization of the economy and all other areas of society...
社会的经济和其他领域的国际化
She wants to be involved in every area of your life.
她想参与入你生活中的方方面面。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（足球场上）同penalty area On a football pitch, the area is the same as the penalty area.
[usu sing]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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See also:
catchment area
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disaster area
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grey area
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penalty area
；
Oxford
area★AWL/ˈeəriə; NAmEˈeriə/nounpart of place 地区1★[countable ]part of a place, town, etc, or a region of a country or the world （地方、城市、国家、世界的）地区，地域◆mountainous/desert areas山区；荒漠地域◆rural/urban/inner-city areas农村╱城市地区；内城区◆There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight.今夜商业闹市区交通繁忙。◆She knows the local areavery well. 她非常了解这地区的情况。◆John is the London area manager.约翰是伦敦地区经理。◆Wreckage from the plane was scattered over a wide area.飞机失事残骸散落在一个广阔地域。◆The farm and surrounding areawere flooded. 农场和周围地区遭洪水淹没了。☞see also
catchment area
,
conservation area
,
development area
,
no-go area
2★[countable ]a part of a room, building or particular space that is used for a special purpose （房间、建筑物、处所划为某用途的）地方，场地，区◆the hotel reception area旅馆接待处◆a play/parking/dining area游戏场地；停车场；用餐处☞synonyms at
place
☞see also
rest area
,
service area
particular place 部位3★[countable ]a particular place on an object （物体上的）区，部位◆Move the cursor to a blank area of the computer screen.把光标移至电脑屏幕的空区。◆The tumour had not spread to other areas of the body.肿瘤尚未扩散到身体其他部位。subject/activity 学科；活动4★[countable ]area(of sth) a particular subject or activity, or an aspect of it 领域；方面◆the areas of training and development训练和发展方面◆Finance is Mark's area.财务是马克负责的范围。◆The big growth areaof recent years has been in health clubs. 健身俱乐部是近年来发展迅速的领域。☞see also
grey area
measurement 量度5★[countable , uncountable ]the amount of space covered by a flat surface or piece of land, described as a measurement 面积◆the area of a triangle三角形的面积◆The room is 12 square metres in area.这个房间面积是 12 平方米。football 足球6the area( BrE) (in football ( soccer) 足球)=
penalty area
◆He shot from just outside the area.他就在禁区外边拔脚射门。areaareasarea/ˈeəriə; NAmEˈeriə/
1a 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.2a 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 floor3a 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 education4the amount of space that a flat surface or shape coversarea of an area of 2,000 square miles a formula to calculate the area of a circle► see thesaurus at
size
→ grey area
at grey1(7)
COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + areaa 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 Afghanistanthe 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 Centrala 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 Calcuttaa conservation area (=for preserving nature or old buildings)· a new scheme to create a nature conservation areaa geographical area (=one that is shown on a map)· The survey took place in three geographical areas.verbsmove 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– Meaning 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + areathe 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.THESAURUSarea a part of a town or country, or of the world: · They live in a very wealthy area.· coastal areasregion a large area of a country or the world: · the northwest region of Russia· desert regionszone 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 zones (=areas 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 Manhattanthe business/financial/theatre etc district: · the financial district of Londonneighbourhood British English, neighborhood American English /ˈneɪbəhʊd $ -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 Bostonquarter an area of a town or city where people of a particular nationality live: · the French quarter of New Orleansslum 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
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区域(49%)，领域(29%)，面积(22%)
n.区域，地区；面积；范围
n.(Area)人名；(西)阿雷亚
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