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zone

UK /zəʊn/US /zoʊn/

词源

源自拉丁语 'zona'(意为腰带、区域),通过法语 'zone' 进入英语,最初指地球的气候带。

noun

❶ 指具有特定特征或用途的区域或范围,可以是地理上的划分,也可以是抽象概念中的某一部分。

“This area is a no-parking zone.”

(这个区域是禁止停车区。)

“The city has a commercial zone in the center.”

(市中心有一个商业区。)

❶ 指某种特定状态或情境,常用于形容人的专注或沉浸状态。

“When he's coding, he's in the zone and doesn't notice anything else.”

(他写代码时会进入专注状态,完全注意不到其他事情。)

“Athletes often talk about being in the zone during competitions.”

(运动员常提到比赛时会进入最佳状态。)

同义词:area, region, district, section, territory

verb

❶ 将某区域划分为特定用途或功能的区域,通常用于城市规划或管理。

“The city council zoned this land for residential use.”

(市议会将这块地划为住宅用地。)

“This neighborhood is zoned for single-family homes only.”

(这个社区只允许建造独户住宅。)

同义词:designate, allocate, assign, divide, section

常见短语

comfort zone — 指让人感到安全舒适的环境或状态,常用来形容不愿尝试新事物的心理状态。

“He needs to step out of his comfort zone to grow.”

(他需要走出舒适区才能成长。)

time zone — 根据经度划分的地球表面区域,每个时区使用统一的标准时间。

“When it's noon in London, it's 7am in New York due to the time zone difference.”

(由于时区差异,伦敦中午12点时纽约是早上7点。)

twilight zone — 原指日出前或日落后的微明时段,现常比喻模糊不清或难以理解的中间状态。

“His explanation left me in a twilight zone of confusion.”

(他的解释让我陷入困惑的模糊地带。)