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Suburban Səˈbɜːbən 郊区的;城外的 Sub·Ur·Ban Səˈbɜːrbən Adjective Suburb Street

This flashcard defines "suburban" in two ways: 1. Relating to or situated in a suburb. 2. Disapprovingly, meaning dull, ordinary, and conventional.

This flashcard defines "suburban" as relating to a suburb or found in a suburb. It can also describe something as dull, conventional, and perhaps unsophisticated.

word suburban
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Collins
suburban ★★☆☆☆
/səbɜ͟ː(r)bən/
1
[ADJ 形容词]郊区的;城外的 Suburban means relating to a suburb.
  [ADJ n]
  • ...a comfortable suburban home.

    城外舒适的住所

  • ...a suburban shopping centre in Sydney.

    悉尼城郊的购物中心

2
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]平淡乏味的;呆板的;传统的 If you describe something as suburban, you mean that it is dull and conventional.
  • His clothes are conservative and suburban.

    他衣着保守而传统。

  • ...ghastly good taste and suburban gentility.

    令人厌恶的高级品位和无聊呆板的绅士风度


Oxford sub·ur·ban / səˈbɜːbən ; NAmE səˈbɜːrbən / adjective 1 in or connected with a suburb 郊区的;城外的 suburban areas 郊区地带 a suburban street 郊区街道 life in suburban London 伦敦郊区的生活 2 ( disapproving) boring and ordinary 平淡乏味的;呆板的 a suburban lifestyle 平淡乏味的生活方式 sub·ur·ban / səˈbɜːbən ; NAmE səˈbɜːrbən /
LDC
suburbansub‧ur‧ban /səˈbɜːbən $ -ˈbɜːr-/ adjective
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1related to a suburb, or in a suburb:  a quiet, suburban street2boring and typical of people who live in the suburbs:  narrow-minded, suburban attitudes
WDF

suburban

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郊区的(86%),市郊的(14%)
n.郊区居民
adj.郊区的,城郊的;土气的;见闻不广的

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