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  • Derivatives : n  upstater
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

upstate ['ʌp'stet] ['ʌp'steɪt]
  1. 1. noun [American English] (指美国)一州内远离大都市的地方;州的北部,尤指纽约州北部
    She is a native of upstate New York.
    她的家乡纽约州北部
  2. 2. adjective 州的北部的;远离大都市的;在(或向、从)-州的北部;在(或向、从)远离大城市地区
    Hillary planned to focus on boosting the upstate economy.
    希拉里重点集中振兴北方经济
  3. 3. adverb 州的北部的;远离大都市的;在(或向、从)-州的北部;在(或向、从)远离大城市地区

Collins English-English Dictionary

upstate ['^p'steɪt]
  1. 1. adv [US] towards, in, from, or relating to the outlying or northern sections of a state, esp of New York State
  2. 2. n the outlying, esp northern, sections of a state

Examples

Hillary planned to focus on boosting the upstate economy.
希拉里把重点集中在振兴北方经济。
They were married in Yonkers, and a week later they went to a resort upstate.
他们在扬克斯举行了婚礼,一星期后,他们去了州北部的一个度假胜地。

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