area

district, region, area, section, zone, belt, quarter, neighbourhood

名词 area:

1. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
   同义词：country
2. a particular environment or walk of life
   同义词：sphere, domain, orbit, field, arena
3. a subject of study
4. a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
5. a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
   同义词：region
6. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
   同义词：expanse, surface area

1. This area has not been covered by the communication net.
   这个地区还不在通讯网的覆盖之内。
2. The police scoured the area looking for the lost child.
   警方搜遍这个地区寻找这个走失的孩子。
3. His special interest lies in the area of literature.
   他对文学领域特别感兴趣。
4. The farm is about 50 or 60 square kilometers in the area.
   这个农场的面积约为50 或60 平方公里。

ar.e.a

n.Abbr. A,A.,a.（名词）缩写 A,A.,a.
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：
例句：
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：
例句：
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：
例句：
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：
例句：
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

来源：
Latin 3rea [open space] ; akin to possibly akin to 3rôre [to be dry] * see arid
拉丁语 3rea [开敞空间] ；类似于 可能类似于 3rôre [干的] *参见 arid

<参考词汇><同义词>area,region,belt,zone,district,localityThese 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 region are the most inclusive:
Area
a dialect spoken over a large area;
region 是最总括的：
例句：
在很大区域中说的方言；

例句：
a blighted urban area;
被破坏的城区；

例句：
a recreation area;
重新改建的地区；

例句：
tropical regions of South America;
南美的热带地区；

例句：
polar regions;
极地；

例句：
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：
例句：
the Corn Belt;
玉米地带；

例句：
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(
例句：
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（

例句：
a residential zone; a demilitarized zone; a nuclear-free zone). If the area is a subdivision for administrative purposes, it is called a
居住区；

district:
非军事区；
a congressional district.

例句：
无核区）。 如果区域为行政目的而细分，它叫做

District can also refer to a less specific area with respect to such features as its use:
district：
例句：
the financial district. A
国会区。

locality is an area with vague or undefined limits:
District 也可指更少专指的区域，如具有如下这些特征的：
例句：
The turnout of voters was low in many localities.
财政区。

locality 则是具有模糊或不确定边界的区域：
例句：
ô<单词块><单词>Area Code---------------另--------------
Area Code
Ar.e.a Code

n.（名词）
A number, often with three digits, assigned to a telephone area, as in the United States and Canada, and used when placing a call to that area.
区域电话,区域号码：如美国及加拿大，通常有三个阿拉伯数字的数码，分配给一个电话区，当向该区打电话时使用