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郊区;城郊;市郊
核心释义
通常用复数形式 outskirts,指城市边缘一带。
the outer part of a town or city; the area near the edge of a city, where the suburbs are
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城镇或城市的较远地区;外围,周边;郊区。
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。;边缘;郊外;外围
用法In use
They bought a small house on the outskirts of the city.
用法提示:“outskirts” 是名词,在这里表示城市外围的较远地区。
The outskirts of the town have changed a lot in recent years.
用法提示:“outskirts” 是名词,作句子主语,指城镇的外围地区。
It takes about an hour to get from the outskirts to the city center by bus.
用法提示:“outskirts” 是名词,与 from 连用,表示城市外围地区。
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]
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
实际使用中多以复数形式 outskirts 出现,常构成 on the outskirts of ... 结构,意为“在……的郊外/外围”,一般不单用来指某个具体的“郊外”。
发音与拼写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。
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