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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- province
['prɔvɪns]
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1.
noun
[c]
[of country]
省
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2.
noun
[s]
[of person]
(area of responsibility etc) 本分
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3.
n pl
the provinces 首都以外的地方
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- province
[ˈprɒvɪns]
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1.
n.[c]
邦，省份，行政区
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2.
n.[c]
[Plural]
外省，外地
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3.
n.[c]
范围，领域，职责
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It was his province to take care of himself.
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照顾好自己是他的份内之事。
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4.
n.[c]
[Religion]
大主教辖区
Collins English-English Dictionary
- province
['prɒvɪns]
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1.
n
a territory governed as a unit of a country or empire
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2.
n
a district, territory, or region
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3.
n
[ecology]
a subdivision of a region, characterized by a particular fauna and flora
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4.
n
an area or branch of learning, activity, etc
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5.
n
the field or extent of a person's activities or office
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6.
n
[RC Church]
[Church of England]
an ecclesiastical territory, usually consisting of several dioceses, and having an archbishop or metropolitan at its head
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7.
n
a major administrative and territorial subdivision of a religious order
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8.
n
[History]
a region of the Roman Empire outside Italy ruled by a governor from Rome
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9.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French, from Latin provincia conquered territory
Examples
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Zwolle is the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam.
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兹沃勒是荷兰上艾瑟尔省的首府，在阿姆斯特丹的东北方向，距离120公里。
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The population density of the province is very low.
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这个省的人口密度很低。
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He is a famous scholar in this province.
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他是这个省的著名学者。
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The breakaway of the province will result in the solution of the whole country.
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这个省的分离会使整个国家瓦解。
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Drug use is wide spread in this province.
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这一地区的毒品使用泛滥成灾。
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Each province has equal representation in the upper chamber.
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每一个行政区在上议院中都具有平等的权利。
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