Word · Frequency #5306
suburbs
郊区；城郊
suburbs is the plural of suburb.
核心释义
A residential area on the outskirts of a city or large town, usually with local shops and services.
- 1.
位于城市或大城镇郊区的居住区,通常包括为居民服务的商业设施,如学校、杂货店、购物中心、餐馆、便利店等。
A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.
- 2.
位于城市郊区的居住区。
a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
- 3.
外部；环境。
The outer part; the environment.
外部；外围；位于城市或大城镇郊区的居住区,通常包括为居民服务的商业设施,如学校、杂货店、购物中心、餐馆、便利店等。；位于城市郊区的居住区。；外部；环境。；市郊住宅区
用法In use
They bought a house in a quiet suburb with good schools.
用法提示：suburb 为单数可数名词，指城市郊区的居住区。
Many people who work in the city live in the suburbs.
用法提示：suburbs 是 suburb 的复数形式，泛指城市外围的多个居住区。
The new library is in the suburb nearest to the river.
用法提示：suburb 为单数可数名词，在句中作介词 in 的宾语，表示具体郊区。
the suburbs of [city]
表示某个城市的郊区。
She lives in the suburbs of Chicago.
她住在芝加哥郊区。
in a/the suburb
表示住在郊区，单数形式需加冠词。
They bought a house in a quiet suburb.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- in the suburbs
- 在郊区
- They moved to a house in the suburbs.他们搬到了郊区的一所房子里。
- live in the suburbs
- 住在郊区
- Many families prefer to live in the suburbs for more space.许多家庭为了更大的空间而更喜欢住在郊区。
- affluent suburb
- 富裕的郊区
- She grew up in an affluent suburb of Boston.她在波士顿一个富裕的郊区长大。
- outer suburb
- 远郊
- The new development is located in an outer suburb.新开发区位于远郊。
- commuter suburb
- 通勤郊区
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Suburb = sub (副/次) + urb (城市) → 城市周边的住宅区
语境与语域Context & Register
中性词，通常用于描述城市外围的住宅区，适用于多种场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常用复数形式suburbs泛指郊区地带。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with suburb, sharing the stressed vowel /ɝ/ and ending /b/. Note: words like 'urban' or 'suburban' are spelled similarly but are not rhymes due to different syllable structure.
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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