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in suburbia
suburbia 在此指郊区地带，常作不可数名词，不加冠词。
Many young families choose to live in suburbia.
许多年轻家庭选择住在郊区。
郊区居民
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郊区居民
suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture
Many young families choose to live in suburbia.
许多年轻家庭选择住在郊区。
郊区及其所有特征；有时贬义指郊区居民典型的自满、从众、保守、乏味等特质。
The suburbs as a whole and all that characterizes or pertains to them; (sometimes derogatory) the suburbs as encapsulated or represented by the typical characteristics or qualities of the people living there, especially complacency, conformity, conservativeness, dullness, etc.
Many families move to suburbia for more space and quieter streets.
许多家庭为了更大的空间和更安静的街道搬到郊区。
Critics say suburbia can be isolating because people often drive everywhere.
批评者说郊区生活可能令人感到孤立，因为人们去哪里通常都开车。
The film offers a humorous look at modern suburbia and its routines.
这部电影以幽默的眼光看待现代郊区生活及其日常。
suburbia 在此指郊区地带，常作不可数名词，不加冠词。
Many young families choose to live in suburbia.
许多年轻家庭选择住在郊区。
把郊区视为一个整体时，谓语动词用单数。
Suburbia is peaceful, but some people find it too quiet.
郊区很安宁，但有些人觉得它过于安静。
用 the [名词] of suburbia 来谈论郊区的某个特征或方面。
The monotony of suburbia is a common theme in art.
郊区的单调是艺术中的常见主题。
Not this
She enjoys the suburbia lifestyle.
Use this
She enjoys the suburban lifestyle.
suburbia 是名词，指“郊区居民群体”或“郊区社会”，不能作定语；表达“郊区的”要用形容词 suburban。
Not this
I live in a suburbia near Beijing.
Use this
I live in a suburb near Beijing.
suburbia 常作不可数名词，泛指郊区生活或郊区整体，不指单个郊区；要表达“一个郊区”应用 suburb。
Not this
The suburbia is boring.
Use this
Suburbia is boring.
suburbia 作为抽象概念时是不可数名词，表示泛指不加 the；英语中泛指某一类生活方式通常不用定冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
中产阶级郊区社会
She grew up in middle-class suburbia.
她在中产阶级郊区长大。
美国郊区社会
American suburbia expanded rapidly after World War II.
二战后美国郊区社会迅速扩张。
不断扩张的郊区
Sprawling suburbia now covers the once-rural valley.
不断扩张的郊区如今覆盖了曾经是乡村的山谷。
逃离郊区生活
They moved to the countryside to escape from suburbia.
他们搬到乡下以逃离郊区生活。
郊区生活
Life in suburbia can feel isolated without a car.
没有汽车，郊区生活会让人感到孤立。
我们一起去郊区吧，/ 逃离这个现代世界。
Line from the Pet Shop Boys' 1986 synth-pop song 'Suburbia', which satirizes the conformity of suburban life.
出自宠物店男孩1986年的合成器流行歌曲《Suburbia》，讽刺郊区生活的千篇一律。
Use suburbia naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：suburb（郊区）+ 后缀 -ia（表示地区），想象一片郊区居民聚居的天地。
语域：mixed 常见场景：cultural commentary、urban studies、journalism suburbia 通常用于社会文化评论、城市研究或媒体写作等场合，指作为一个文化群体的郊区居民，语气有时带轻微批评或讽刺；日常口语中比较少见。
通常作不可数名词；个别语境中可见复数形式 suburbias。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.