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

• Smoke filled a residential compound on the outskirts of Lagos, one of Africa's largest cities.
  画面中浓烟笼罩了拉各斯郊区的一座居民楼。拉各斯是非洲最大的城市之一。
• Athletes from the parched outskirts of cities in Ethiopia and Algeria.
  还有从埃塞俄比亚和阿尔及利亚干涸的城郊出来的田径运动员。
• I met her in a small, untidy coffeehouse on the outskirts of London.
  我是在伦敦郊外的一个狭小凌乱的咖啡馆遇见她的。
• The scenic spot is on northwestern outskirts of Beijing.
  这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。
• My son and my husband were working on the outskirts of town and they came to rescue me.
  我丈夫和儿子在市郊工作，他们赶来救出了我。
• At last they reached the outskirts of the forest.
  最后终于到了森林的外围。
• On the extreme northwestern outskirts of the city stands the Buddhist temple.
  那所佛教寺院位于市郊的最西北角。
• Fierce fighting has continued all day on the outskirts of the town.
  激战在城郊持续了一整天。
• Its colleges and other buildings are scattered widely throughout the city and its outskirts.
  各个学院和其他建筑广阔地散落在全城和市郊。
• We live on the outskirts of the city.
  我们住在这个城市的郊区。