Word
Fully loadedoutskirt
/ˈautskəːt/
noun
郊外；边缘；外围
outskirt
- 1.
A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.
城镇或城市的较远地区；外围,周边；郊区。
城镇或城市的较远地区；外围,周边；郊区。；边缘；郊外；外围
In use
They live on the outskirts of the city, so they drive to work every day.
The factory is located on the outskirts, away from the busy downtown area.
We took a walk along the outskirts of town and saw many small farms.
on the outskirt of [place]
outskirt 常以复数形式 outskirts 出现，但单数形式也可接受。
The factory is on the outskirt of the city.
工厂在城市的郊外。
in the outskirt of [place]
They live in the outskirt of town.
他们住在城镇的郊区。
Common mistakes
I live on the outskirt of the city.
Connections
Collocations
- on the outskirts
- 在郊区；在边缘
- They live on the outskirts and drive to work every day.他们住在郊区，每天开车去上班。
- the outskirts of town
- 城镇郊区
- We took a walk to the outskirts of town.我们散步走到了城镇的郊区。
- the eastern outskirts
- 东郊；东部边缘地带
- The park lies on the eastern outskirts of the city.公园位于城市的东郊。
- reach the outskirts
- 到达郊区；抵达边缘地带
- An hour later, we reached the outskirts of the village.一小时后，我们到达了村庄的边缘地带。
Idioms & figurative uses
- on the outskirts of
- 在……的边缘；在……的郊区They live on the outskirts of the city.他们住在城市的郊区。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
out（外）+ skirt（裙边）：城里的裙摆甩到外面，就是城市边缘的郊区。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing location、city planning、real estate 该词通常用复数形式 outskirts，表示城镇或城市边缘地区，语气中性，日常对话和书面表达中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /əːt/ 结尾，与 outskirt 的末尾押韵；其中 skirt、shirt、dirt、flirt、squirt 拼写中都有相同的 -irt。注意 skit /skɪt/、skate /skeɪt/、outfit /ˈaʊtfɪt/ 虽形似，但发音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.