area
音标：[`3EriE]
n.
范围, 区域, 面积, 地区, 空地
area
ar.e.a
例句A roughly bounded part of the space on a surface; a region:
面积：表面空间的粗略边界部分；地区：
a farming area; the New York area.
耕作区；纽约区
A surface, especially an open, unoccupied piece of ground:
空地，平地：表面，尤指开敞的未有人占据的地面：
a landing area; a playing area.
登陆区；游乐区
A distinct part or section, as of a building, set aside for a specific function:
地区：分开的区域或部分，另作特殊功能，如在建筑物中：
a storage area in the basement.
地下室的贮藏区
A division of experience, activity, or knowledge; a field:
领域，范围：经验，活动或知识的分开部分；一个领域：
studies in the area of finance; a job in the health-care area.
财政领域的研究；康复领域的工作
An open, sunken space next to a building; an areaway.
采光井：紧临建筑物的开敞、凹陷空间；建筑物间的通道
Abbr. AThe extent of a planar region or of the surface of a solid measured in square units.
缩写 A面积：以平方单位度量的平面区域或固体表面的大小
Computer Science A section of storage set aside for a particular purpose.
【计算机科学】 贮藏空间：分出用作特殊目的的存贮部分
Latin ³a [open space] ; akin to possibly akin to ³r¶re [to be dry] * see arid
拉丁语 ³a [开敞空间] ；类似于 可能类似于 ³r¶re [干的] *参见 arid
area， region， belt， zone， district， locality
These nouns all denote extents of space, especially on a surface, that can be differentiated from others by particular qualities or characteristics.
这些名词都意指空间的范围，尤指表面，由其特有的性质或特征而与其它词相区别。
Area and
Area
region are the most inclusive:
region 是最总括的：
a dialect spoken over a large area;
在很大区域中说的方言；
a blighted urban area;
被破坏的城区；
a recreation area;
重新改建的地区；
tropical regions of South America;
南美的热带地区；
polar regions;
极地；
pain in the abdominal region. A
腹部疼痛。
belt is a tract, frequently but not always longer than it is wide, that is distinguished from others in a single stated respect:
belt 是指区域，常常但非总是用于广阔情况，它单独表达的方面区别于其它词：
the Corn Belt;
玉米地带；
a snow belt. A
积雪地带。
zone may be an area that encircles, as on a map (
zone 可能是一个环绕区域，如在地图上(
the Torrid Zone); it may also be an area with strictly defined, often arbitrarily set boundaries (
热带)； 它也可是一个严格定义的区域，常常随意设制边界（
a residential zone;
居住区；
a demilitarized zone;
非军事区；
a nuclear-free zone). If the area is a subdivision for administrative purposes, it is called a
无核区）。 如果区域为行政目的而细分，它叫做
district:
district：
a congressional district.
国会区。
District can also refer to a less specific area with respect to such features as its use:
District 也可指更少专指的区域，如具有如下这些特征的：
the financial district. A
财政区。
locality is an area with vague or undefined limits:
locality 则是具有模糊或不确定边界的区域：
The turnout of voters was low in many localities.
在许多地区选民投票率很低。
