region
noun
ˈriːdʒən
noun
1
a
large
area
of
a
country
or
of
the
world,
usually
without
exact
limits
〔通常界线不明的〕地区，区域，地带;
efforts
to
bring
peace
to
the
region
给这个地区带来和平的努力
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of
]
the
Choco
region
of
Columbia
哥伦比亚的乔科地区
coastal/border/central
etc
region
Flooding
is
likely
in
some
coastal
regions
of
the
Northeast
during
the
early
part
of
the
week.
本周初东北部一些沿海地区可能会出现水患。
2
a
particular
part
of
someone’s
body
〔身体的〕区域，部位;
the
lower
back
region
背部下方
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of
]
a
region
of
the
brain
脑部的一个区域
3
(somewhere) in the region of sth
used
to
describe
an
amount
of
time,
money
etc
without
being
exact
大约，在…左右
a
grant
somewhere
in
the
region
of
£2,500
一笔 2500 英镑左右的补助金
4
the regions
the
parts
of
a
country
that
are
away
from
the
capital
city
[英] 〔一国除首都以外的〕各地区
BrE
a
government
policy
to
relocate
jobs
from
the
capital
to
the
regions
将就业机会从首都转移到其他地区的政府政策