districts
districts — noun
- districtssingular
- districtsesplural
1. a part of a city, region, or country with clearly drawn boundaries, created for
a part of a city, region, or country with clearly drawn boundaries, created for government, elections, or other official purposes, or simply because the area shares a special character.
Paloma works for the school district, managing the budget for thirty elementary schools.
collocation: school district
The shopping district near Feng's apartment stays open until late every evening.
collocation: shopping district
Voters in this congressional district elected a new representative last November.
Each district in the city has its own library, fire station, and police office.
Niran grew up in a quiet residential district full of parks and small shops.
- area
more general; any part of a place, not necessarily with official borders
- region
usually a larger geographic area, often with natural or cultural boundaries
- zone
an area set aside for a specific purpose, often by law
- ward
a smaller division within a city, used especially for elections
- precinct
a small local area within a city, often for police or voting purposes
文法句型
district + of + place
in/within + district
modifier-noun: _____ district
用法筆記
Commonly paired with a modifier that specifies the type of district, such as school, shopping, business, residential, or electoral.
常見錯誤
districts — verb
- districtspresent simple I / you / we / they
- districtses3rd person singular
- districtsing-ing form
- districtsedpast simple
1. to split a city, region, or country into smaller parts that have defined borders
to split a city, region, or country into smaller parts that have defined borders, usually for government, elections, or planning purposes.
Baraka's team must district the city before the local council elections begin.
transitive verb + city as object
The state government plans to district the growing suburban area into four new voting zones.
pattern: district + into + subdivisions
The county is districted by a special commission every ten years after the census.
Lawmakers will district the region so each ward has roughly equal numbers of voters.
- divide
more general; simply means to split into parts
- redistrict
more common; specifically means to re-divide into new districts
- zone
focuses on setting land-use rules rather than creating administrative borders
- unite
to join separate parts into one whole
文法句型
district + noun phrase
be districted into + noun phrase
用法筆記
This verb is far less common than the noun. The related verb 'redistrict' is used more often, especially in US politics, when boundaries are adjusted after a census.