Word · Frequency #2336
zoning
把…划分成区域；将…分区
zoning is the present participle of zone.
核心释义
To divide an area into zones or assign it to a particular zone.
- 1.
划分或指定为区域。
To divide into or assign to sections or areas.
- 2.
规定(区域的)用途分类。
To define the property use classification of (an area).
- 3.
归入受限类别。
To assign to a restricted category.
划定（土地的）用途；规定…的用地性质；把…归入受限类别；将…划为限制类；划分或指定为区域。；规定(区域的)用途分类。；归入受限类别。
用法In use
The city council voted to zone the northern part of the town for residential use.
用法提示：动词 zone 在此表示“划定（土地的）用途”，后接区域和介词 for。
They zoned the old industrial area for commercial development.
用法提示：过去式 zoned 表示“将…分区/划归为”，并说明用途。
The planning board is zoning several blocks as green spaces.
用法提示：现在分词 zoning 表示正在进行的“分区”动作，后接 as 说明类别。
zone sth for sth
介词 for 后接用途（如 housing、commercial use），常用于规划语境。
The city zoned this land for residential use.
市政府将这块土地划定为住宅用途。
be zoned as sth
as 后接区域类别；此结构多用于被动语态，表示官方划定的结果。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- zone off
- 把…隔离出来；划出…区域
- Police zoned off the accident site before the investigation began.调查开始前，警方将事故现场隔离了出来。
- zone for
- 划为…用途；规定…为…区域
- The city council zoned this land for housing.市议会将这块地划为住宅用地。
- zone as
- 将…划定为…；把…归为…区域
- This wetland has been zoned as a protected area.这片湿地已被划定为保护区。
- zone into
- 把…划分成；将…分成（各区）
- The architect zoned the building into three functional areas.建筑师将大楼划分为三个功能区。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把一块地划成一个个zone（区域），动词zone就是“分区、划定用途”，像规划师在地图上画圈分类。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：city planning、land-use regulation、legal documents 动词 zone 通常用于正式或专业语域，多出现在城市规划、土地管理和法律文件中；它表示“把…划分成区域”或“规定…的用地性质”，日常口语中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
兼有及物和不及物用法
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Zone rhymes with bone, tone, phone, alone, and known: all have the stressed vowel and following sounds /oʊn/. Words spelled with -one are usually a safe rhyme (bone, tone, phone, alone), but beware the lookalikes one (/wʌn/), gone (/ɡɔːn/), and done (/dʌn/), which look similar but sound very different.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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