county
noun[C]
uk/ˈkaʊn.ti/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬i/(written abbreviationCo.)B2
apoliticaldivisionof the UK or Ireland,formingthelargestunitoflocalgovernment, or thelargestpoliticaldivisionof astatein the US:
(英国、爱尔兰的)郡;(美国的)县County Antrim安特里姆郡
A county usually consists of severaltownsand theruralareasthatsurroundthem.郡通常由几个镇及其周围的乡村地区组成。
Rutland is thesmallestcounty inEngland.拉特兰是英格兰最小的郡。
Texas isdividedinto 254 counties.德克萨斯州划分为254个县。
- Binns was adabhandatcricketandplayedfor his county in hisyouth.
- Ourschoolwonthe countyfootballshieldthisyear.
- The county Board of Education hasdecidedtocancelhighschoolgymnasticsandgolfprograms.
- Bounded on theeastby LakeWinnebago, the county istraversedby the Wolf and Foxrivers.
- Judge Davisupheldthe county court'sdecision.
UK politics: local government & politics
- alderman
- alderwoman
- anti-city
- authority
- borough
- canton
- city council
- councilwoman
- county borough
- county council
- development area
- enterprise zone
- federal district
- municipality
- parish
- parish council
- parochial
- prefecture
- principal area
- shire
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Towns & regions: parts of countries
county
adjective
UKusuallydisapprovinguk/ˈkaʊn.ti/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬i/behavingin a way that istypicalofrichpeoplewith a highsocialpositionwholiveinlargehousesin thecountryside:
典型上流社会人物的;乡间望族的Shemixeswith a very county set.她跟一帮豪门子弟厮混在一起。
Rich people
- baller
- beautiful
- champagne socialist
- deb
- elite
- gilded
- laird
- magnate
- millionairess
- moneybags
- multi-millionairess
- multibillionaire
- preppy
- scion
- socialite
- squattocracy
- squillionaire
- the beautiful peopleidiom
- the jet set
- yuppify