outskirts

英 [ˈaʊtskɜːts]

美 [ˈaʊtskɜːrts]

n.  (市镇的)边缘地带; 市郊
outskirt的复数

复数：outskirts　

考研IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.7565 / COCA.8456

牛津词典

noun

• （市镇的）边缘地带；市郊
  the parts of a town or city that are furthest from the centre
  1. They live on the outskirts of Milan.
     他们住在米兰市郊。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 市郊；郊区
  The outskirts ofa city or town are the parts of it that are farthest away from its centre.
  1. Hours later we reached the outskirts of New York.
     我们几小时后到达了纽约市郊。

英英释义

noun

• outlying areas (as of a city or town)
  1. they lived on the outskirts of Houston
  2. they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd

双语例句

• The third commercial district is always the new office area on the city outskirts.
  第三商务区往往是市郊性的新办公区。
• All too soon we reach the outskirts of Amsterdam.
  很快，我们就到达了阿姆斯特丹的市郊。
• We bivouacked on the outskirts of the city.
  我们在市郊露营。
• From Wrexham centre take the Chester Road to the outskirts of town
  从雷克瑟姆市中心出发，沿着切斯特路到达市郊。
• Fierce fighting has continued all day on the outskirts of the town.
  激战在城郊持续了一整天。
• ( British) a huge supermarket ( usually built on the outskirts of a town).
  （英国）一个大的超级市场（通常是建在城郊）。
• Before the train had left the outskirts of London he behaved true to form and began a conversation
  一如往常，列车还没驶出伦敦郊区，他就开始和别人聊起天来。
• As they approached the outskirts of the city, Ella's mood visibly lightened
  他们快到市郊时，埃拉的情绪明显好转。
• He did not take the direct route to his home, but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.
  他没有直接回家，而是绕到市郊兜了个圈子。
• Our neighborhood, which used to be on the outskirts of town, now belongs to its center.
  我们的邻居，以前在郊区，现在都在市中心了。