Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6971
suburban
郊区的；郊外的
核心释义
relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs
- 1.
与城市郊区有关的或位于城市郊区的；属于或关于郊区的。
Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city; of or relating to suburbia or the suburbs.
与城市郊区有关的或位于城市郊区的；属于或关于郊区的。；郊外的；郊区的；(贬)偏狭的；土气的
用法In use
Many families move to suburban neighborhoods for better schools and larger homes.
用法提示：这里用形容词'suburban'修饰'neighborhoods'，表示'郊区的'。
She enjoys the quiet suburban lifestyle away from the busy city center.
用法提示：这里'suburban'作形容词修饰'lifestyle'，意为'郊区的'。
Suburban sprawl has led to increased traffic and loss of green spaces.
用法提示：这里'suburban'作形容词修饰'sprawl'，表示'郊区的'扩张。
suburban + noun
suburban 作为形容词修饰名词，表示郊区的特征。
They moved to a suburban neighborhood last year.
他们去年搬到了一个郊区社区。
live in a suburban area
表示居住在郊区，常用短语。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- suburban area
- 郊区
- They moved to a suburban area to escape the city noise.他们搬到了郊区以躲避城市的噪音。
- suburban life
- 郊区生活
- She enjoys the quiet suburban life with her family.她喜欢和家人一起安静的郊区生活。
- suburban neighborhood
- 郊区社区
- The suburban neighborhood has a strong sense of community.这个郊区社区有很强的社区意识。
- suburban sprawl
- 郊区扩张
- Suburban sprawl has led to increased traffic congestion.郊区扩张导致了交通拥堵加剧。
- suburban community
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将suburban拆成sub（在...之下）加urban（城市），想象城市边缘之下的郊区地带。
语境与语域Context & Register
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语法说明Grammar Note
形容词通常作定语或表语；名词表示‘郊区居民’时可数，复数形式suburbans。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling pattern '-urban' or '-urb', but none truly rhyme with 'suburban' because the stress falls on different syllables or the vowel quality differs. 'Urban' and 'turban' have stress on the first syllable, while 'suburban' stresses the second. 'Suburb' ends in /ɜːb/ rather than /bən/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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