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

• Fierce fighting has continued all day on the outskirts of the town.
  激战在城郊持续了一整天。
• From Wrexham centre take the Chester Road to the outskirts of town
  从雷克瑟姆市中心出发，沿着切斯特路到达市郊。
• The factory is on a large industrial estate on the outskirts of town.
  工厂坐落在城郊的一个大工业区。
• 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 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。
• He did not take the direct route to his home, but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.
  他没有直接回家，而是绕到市郊兜了个圈子。
• 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。
• How did we get to the outskirts of town?
  我们怎么到城市边缘了呢？
• Hours later we reached the outskirts of New York.
  我们几小时后到达了纽约市郊。
• At last they reached the outskirts of the forest.
  最后终于到了森林的外围。