zone
noun[C]
uk/zəʊn/us/zoʊn/B1
anarea,especiallyone that is different from theareasaround it because it has differentcharacteristicsor is used for differentpurposes:
(尤指有不同特征或用途的)地带,地区anearthquakezone地震带
anuclear-freezone无核区
He waschargedwithdrivingat 75mphin a 55mphzone.他被指控在限速55英里的区域内驾车时速达到75英里。
Thisstretchofcoasthas beendesignatedadangerzone.这段海岸已被划定为危险地带。
The UNSecurityCouncil hasestablishedano-flyzone(= one whereaircraftare notpermittedtofly).联合国安全理事会设定了一处禁飞区。
geography,environmentspecialized
one of the fivepartstheearthisdividedintoaccordingtotemperature,markedbyimaginarylinesgoing around it fromeasttowest:
(地球的)气候带temperatezones温带
- Ademilitarizedzone has beencreatedon theborderbetween thewarringcountries.
- Theincidentgraphicallyillustratesjust howdangerousthesituationin thewarzone hasbecome.
- Journalists mayenterthedangerzone butunfortunatelywe cannotguaranteetheirsafety.
- Thecityhasdeclareditself anuclear-freezone.
- Thecommander-in-chiefwas given 36hourstosecureawithdrawalof histroopsfrom thecombatzone.
Space - general words
- bay
- box
- chamber
- elbow room
- expanse
- floor
- footprint
- headroom
- non-spatial
- room
- space
- spacial
- spacing
- spacious
- spatialize
- spatially
- standing room
- subzone
- void
- way
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Weather & climate - general words
Idiom
in the zone
zone
verb[Tusually passive]
geographyspecializeduk/zəʊn/us/zoʊn/to give aspecialpurposeto aparticulararea, such as anareain atown:
将…划作特殊区域;指定…为某项用途的区域Theformerdockyardhas been zonedforindustrialuse.以前的造船厂被辟为了工业用地。
Civil engineering in general
- built environment
- caisson
- civil engineer
- civil engineering
- geotechnical
- landscape
- lineman
- planner
- planning
- planning permission
- purpose-built
- quantity surveyor
- reclamation
- redevelop
- structural engineer
- subsea
- surveyor
- town planner
- town planning
- trig point
Phrasal verb
zone out