| 英语单词 | environs |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [ɪn'vaɪrənz] 美 [ɪn'vaɪrənz] |
| 中文释义 | n.郊外;郊区 名词environ的复数形式. |
| 英语例句 | (1) Oxford and its environs are worth a visit. (2) The environs of Vienna are very beautiful. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 牛津城及其郊区值得一游。 (2) 维也纳郊区很美丽。 |
| vocabulary简明 | The environs are the areas surrounding a specific place. If you want to go to Boston and its environs on vacation, you might spend time in downtown Boston, but you may also visit Cambridge, Braintree, and Lexington. |
| vocabulary扩展 | In general, the environs are the areas surrounding a particular place or location. Environs is a plural noun taking a plural verb, and it comes from an Old French word, environer, meaning to enclose, surround, or encircle. When you book your hotel reservations, you should make sure the environs around the hotel are safe. No matter how clean the hotel is or how good the breakfast, you wouldn't want to stay in an area where you would be leery of going out at night. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]周边地区;附近 The environs of a place consist of the area immediately surrounding it. [with poss] [FORMAL 正式]
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