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

• At weekends, we can go to the outskirts for a picnic with our friends.
  在周末，我们能为和我们的朋友一次野餐去近郊。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.
  他们大多住在近郊。
• We live on the outskirts of the city.
  我们住在这个城市的郊区。
• 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。
• How did we get to the outskirts of town?
  我们怎么到城市边缘了呢？
• 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。
• We bivouacked on the outskirts of the city.
  我们在市郊露营。
• Fierce fighting has continued all day on the outskirts of the town.
  激战在城郊持续了一整天。
• Hours later we reached the outskirts of New York.
  我们几小时后到达了纽约市郊。
• She found a small, inexpensive motel on the outskirts of the town; it was barren and unlovely.
  她在城郊找了一家便宜的小汽车旅馆，那旅馆既简陋又难看。