district

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

名词 district:

1. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
   同义词：territory, territorial dominion, dominion

动词 district:

1. regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
   同义词：zone

1. Common preconceptions about life in this district are increasingly being challenged.
   原先普遍存在著对那一地区生活的成见越来越站不住脚了。
2. That kind archbishop is responsible for our church district.
   那个好心的大教主负责我们这个教区。
3. We passed through some beautiful scenery on our journey through this district.
   我们在穿越这个地区的旅途中，看到了不少美丽的景色。
4. They have demolished the slum district.
   贫民区已被拆除。
5. An urban district or quarter in a Spanish-speaking country.
   行政区域讲西班牙语国家的城市行政区域或特区
6. This district grew cotton on a large scale.
   这个地区过去大量种棉花。
7. Do you know the postal code of this postal district?
   你知道这个邮政区的邮政编码吗？
8. He lives in a mountainous district.
   他住在山区。

dis.trict

n.Abbr. dist.（名词）缩写 dist.
A division of an area, as for administrative purposes.
地区，行政区：一个地域的分支，如为了管理的目的
A region or locality marked by a distinguishing feature:
地区，区域：有显著特征的地区或地方：
例句：
went to the lake district for their vacation.See Synonyms at area
去湖区度假参见 area

v.tr.（及物动词）
dis.trict.ed,dis.trict.ing,dis.tricts
To mark off or divide into districts.
把…划分成区

来源：
French
法语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin districtus
源自 中世纪拉丁语 districtus
from Latin [past participle of] distringere [to hinder] * see distrain
源自 拉丁语 [] distringere的过去分词 [阻碍，妨碍] *参见 distrain

【引伸】
dis.trictwide.
adv.（副词）
adj.（形容词）