suburb
noun /ˈsʌbɜːb/
/ˈsʌbɜːrb/
(also North American English, informal the burbs)
- an area where people live that is outside the centre of a city
郊区；城外 - a suburb of London
伦敦郊区 - a London suburb
伦敦郊区 - in the suburbs They live in the suburbs.
他们住在城外。
Collocations Town and countryTown and country城镇与乡村 城镇 - live in a city/a town/an urban environment/(informal) a concrete jungle/the suburbs/shanty towns/slums
住在城里／镇上／城区／混凝土丛林／郊区／棚户区／贫民窟 - live (especially North American English) downtown/in the downtown area/(British English) in the city centre
住在市中心 - enjoy/like the hectic pace of life/the hustle and bustle of city life
喜欢忙碌的生活节奏／城市生活的热闹 - cope with the stress/pressure of urban life
应对城市生活的压力 - get caught up in the rat race
卷入大城市里为财富、权力等的疯狂追逐中 - prefer/seek the anonymity of life in a big city
更喜欢／追求大城市里人与人互不相识的生活 - be drawn by/resist the lure of the big city
被大城市的诱惑所吸引；抵御大城市的诱惑 - head for the bright lights (of the big city/New York)
奔向（大城市／纽约）五光十色的生活 - enjoy/love the vibrant/lively nightlife
享受／喜爱充满生机的夜生活 - have/be close to all the amenities
拥有／紧靠各种便利设施 - be surrounded by towering skyscrapers/a soulless urban sprawl
被高耸入云的摩天大楼／毫无生气的城市拓展区所包围 - use/travel by/rely on (British English) public transport/(North American English) public transportation
使用／出行乘坐／依赖公共交通 - put up with/get stuck in/sit in massive/huge/heavy/endless/constant traffic jams
忍受／陷入大面积／严重的／没完没了的／持续的交通堵塞 - tackle/ease/reduce/relieve/alleviate the heavy/severe traffic congestion
处理／缓解严重的交通堵塞 - be affected/choked/damaged by pollution
受到污染的影响；被污染呛得透不过气；受到污染的伤害
乡村 - live in a village/the countryside/an isolated area/a rural backwater/(informal) the sticks
住在村里／乡村／偏僻的地区／落后的乡村／偏远的乡村地区 - enjoy/like the relaxed/slower pace of life
享受／喜欢悠闲／缓慢的生活节奏 - enjoy/love/explore the great outdoors
享受／喜欢／探索蓝天碧野 - look for/find/get/enjoy a little peace and quiet
寻找／找到／得到／享受一点宁静与安宁 - need/want to get back/closer to nature
需要／想要回去／接近大自然 - be surrounded by open/unspoilt/picturesque countryside
四周被空旷的／未被污染的／风景如画的乡村环绕 - escape/quit/get out of/leave the rat race
逃离／退出城市中你死我活的竞争 - seek/achieve a better/healthy work-life balance
寻求／达到工作与生活更好的／健康的平衡 - downshift to a less stressful life
选择压力较小的生活 - seek/start a new life in the country
在乡村寻求／开始一种新的生活 - (British English, informal) up sticks/ (North American English, informal ) pull up stakes and move to/head for…
- create/build/foster a strong sense of community
树立／培养强烈的社群意识 - depend on/be employed in/work in agriculture
依赖／从事农业 - live off/farm/work the land
靠土地为生；耕种土地 - tackle/address the problem of rural unemployment
解决农村失业问题
Wordfindersee also garden suburb- amenity
- city
- ghetto
- high-rise
- metropolitan
- population
- slum
- suburb
- town
- urban
Topics Geographyb2, Buildingsb2- As soon as we can afford it, we'll move to the suburbs.
一旦能负担得起，我们就会搬到郊区去。 - For a child from the suburbs, a trip to the city was a great adventure.
对郊区的孩子来说，进城是一次大历险。 - She's renting in a suburb of Boston.
她在波士顿的郊区租房子住。 - The middle-class suburbs are growing fast.
中产阶级居住的郊区正在迅速发展。 - out beyond the sprawling suburbs
杂乱无序的郊区以外 - the coastal suburbs of the capital
首都的沿海郊区
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- outer
- outlying
- inner
- …
- move to
- grow
- from the suburbs
- in a/the suburb
- in the suburbs
- …
词源Middle English: from Old French suburbe or Latin suburbium, from sub- ‘near to’ + urbs, urb- ‘city’. - a suburb of London