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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

area ['εərɪə]
  1. 1. noun [c] (region,zone) 地区
    people who live in rural areas
    住在乡村地区的
  2. 2. noun [of room] [ building etc] (used for particular activity) 区
    a picnic area
    野餐区
  3. 3. noun [数] [ 地理M] 面积
  4. 4. noun [c] [of surface] (part) 部分
    Apply cream to the affected area.
    药膏涂在患部。
  5. 5. noun [c] (subject,topic) 领域
  6. 6. noun [c] (aspect) 方面
    She controls every area of his life.
    控制着他生活各个方面
  7. 7. noun [inf] [Soccer] the area 罚球区
    in the London area
    伦敦周边地区
    in my/your area
    在我/你住的地区
    The schools in our area are terrible.
    我们所住地区的学校很糟糕。
    to cover/occupy an area of 50 sq km
    占地面积50平方公里
    50 sq km in area
    面积50平方公里

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

area [ˈeərɪə]
  1. 1. n.[c] 地区地带
    The area has a wide mixture of industries including an extensive dock system.
    那个地区拥有各种各样工业包括一个占地宽广港区
    It was a mountainous area.
    这是一个多山的地区
  2. 2. n.[c] 领域
    All instructors are well qualified to teach their areas of expertise.
    所有教员在其教授领域都有良好资质
    It was his area of specialization.
    这是他的专业领域
  3. 3. n.[c] 栖息地生活领域
  4. 4. n.[c] 领域,区
    However it was in the area of powered flight that the town made its mark.
    那个小镇出名领域动力飞行
    It was a closed area of employment.
    这是个封闭工作区
  5. 5. n.[c] 区域
    There's also a play area for the children.
    还有一个供孩子们玩耍区域
    The arm was then repaired using skin from the groin area.
    然后用腹股沟处的皮肤手臂进行修复
    The spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants.
    大范围的烹饪区域给仆人们提供足够的空间
  6. 6. n.[c] 面积
    To calculate the area of a square double the length of one side.
    计算正方形的面积,只需用边长自乘即可
    It was about 500 square feet in area.
    面积大约为500平方英尺
  7. 7. n.[c] [British English] 地下室前的小庭院

Collins English-English Dictionary

area ['εərɪə]
  1. 1. n areaway a sunken area, usually enclosed, giving light, air, and sometimes access to a cellar or basement
  2. 2. n any flat, curved, or irregular expanse of a surface
  3. 3. n the extent of a two-dimensional surface enclosed within a specified boundary or geometric figure
    the area of Ireland
    the area of a triangle
  4. 4. n the two-dimensional extent of the surface of a solid, or of some part thereof, esp one bounded by a closed curve
    the area of a sphere
  5. 5. n a section, portion, or part
    an area of the body
    an area of the sky
  6. 6. n region; district; locality
    a mountainous area
  7. 7. n a geographical division of administrative responsibility
  8. 8. n (as modifier)
    area manager
  9. 9. n a part or section, as of a building, town, etc, having some specified function or characteristic
    reception area
    commercial area
    slum area
  10. 10. n the range, extent, or scope of anything
  11. 11. n a subject field or field of study
  12. 12. n any unoccupied or unused flat open piece of ground
  13. 13. n the ground on which a building stands, or the ground surrounding a building
  14. 14. n [anatomy] any of the various regions of the cerebral cortex
  15. 15. n [computing] any part of a computer memory assigned to store data of a specified type
  16. 16. n [Etymology] C16: from Latin: level ground, open space, threshing-floor; related to arere to be dry

Examples

a dining area
餐室,餐厅
a slum area
贫民区
A=πr2 is the formula for determining the area of a circle.A=πr2
A=πr 2 是测定圆的面积的公式。
an impacted area
人口稠密的地区,受冲击区
streets verging on the slum area
接近贫民区的街道

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