Word · Frequency #784
County
县；郡
An administrative or geographical division of a country; in the US, the main local government area within a state, and in the UK, a region for local government.
美国等常用“县”，英国常用“郡”。
- 1.
An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 47 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska, Connecticut, and Louisiana).
包括不丹、加拿大、中国、克罗地亚、爱尔兰、日本、新西兰、挪威、波兰、罗马尼亚、韩国、瑞典、英国和美国50个州中的47个(不包括阿拉斯加、康涅狄格和路易斯安那)的行政或地理区域
- 2.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
为地方政府而划分的地区
- 3.
A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
没有直接行政功能的明确地理区域
- 4.
(United States) the largest administrative district within a state
州内最大的行政区划
郡；地区；包括不丹、加拿大、中国、克罗地亚、爱尔兰、日本、新西兰、挪威、波兰、罗马尼亚、韩国、瑞典、英国和美国50个州中的47个(不包括阿拉斯加、康涅狄格和路易斯安那)的行政或地理区域；为地方政府而划分的地区；没有直接行政功能的明确地理区域；州内最大的行政区划
In use
The new hospital will serve the whole county.
She has lived in this county for over ten years.
Several counties in the south reported heavy rain last night.
the county has a population of 12,345 people
the county plans to build a new road
Connections
Word family
- counties
- plural
Learner notes
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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