rural
adjective
uk/ˈrʊə.rəl/us/ˈrʊr.əl/B2
in, of, or like thecountryside:
乡村的,农村的;似乡村的Theareais still very rural andundeveloped.这个地区仍是一片乡村景象,没有被开发。
Compare
countrified
rustic
urban
- She'scarryingout acomparativestudyofhealthininnercitiesand ruralareas.
- In the ruralareas,illiteracyiswidespread.
- Theausteritiesoflifein asmallruralcommunitywere not what I was used to.
- Theauthoritieshaverevokedtheiroriginaldecisiontoallowdevelopmentof this ruralarea.
- Theircottageis in anidyllicrural setting.
Towns & regions: the countryside
- backcountry
- bucolic
- countrified
- country
- countryside
- countrywoman
- cross-country
- hick
- hillbilly
- land
- non-urban
- out-of-town
- redneck
- rustic
- rusticity
- stick
- the backwoods
- the boondocks
- upstate
- wild