catchment
/ˈkætʃ.mənt ˌeə.ri.ə/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈætʃmənt] /ˈkætʃ.mənt ˌer.i.ə/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈætʃmənt] /ˈkach-mənt How to pronounce catchment (audio) ˈkech-/ (ame, mw)
catchment — 名詞
1. land where rain and small streams end up in one lake, reservoir, or river system
集水區
雨水流入同一河湖的地區
land where rain and small streams end up in one lake, reservoir, or river system.
Last winter's storms filled the catchment above Lake Nara.
去年冬天那幾場暴風雨讓 Lake Nara 上方的集水區蓄滿了水。
catchment + above a lake or reservoir
Engineers fenced the catchment after cattle dirtied the stream.
牛群把溪水弄髒後，工程人員把那片集水區圍了起來。
protect a catchment from pollution
From the hilltop, Sari traced the catchment feeding the reservoir.
從山頂往下看，Sari 能辨出流進水庫的那片集水區。
A new road cut across the catchment and increased flooding downstream.
新道路切過那片集水區後，下游的淹水更嚴重了。
Maps showed how three farms shared the same catchment.
地圖顯示三座農場共用同一片集水區。
- drainage basin
more technical geography term that focuses on where water drains
- watershed
common North American equivalent, though it can also mean the dividing ridge
- river basin
often used for larger systems centred on a major river
用法筆記
Often appears in environmental planning, especially with rivers, reservoirs, and flood reports. Distinguish from senses 2 and 3, which describe service areas rather than physical drainage land.
2. the neighbourhoods from which a school normally takes its pupils.
學區
學校主要招收學生的範圍
the neighbourhoods from which a school normally takes its pupils.
Lotte moved house to stay inside the school's catchment.
Lotte 搬了家，好讓自己還留在那所學校的學區內。
inside a school's catchment
Only children in this catchment can apply for the free bus.
只有這個學區內的孩子可以申請免費校車。
The council redrew the catchment after the new primary school opened.
新小學啟用後，市議會重新劃定了學區。
Families checked the catchment map before renting a flat nearby.
一家人在附近租公寓前，先查看了學區地圖。
Being outside the catchment meant Diego had to choose another school.
因為住家不在學區內，Diego 只好改選另一所學校。
- school district
common American term for the area tied to a public school system
- attendance zone
focuses on the official area assigned to a school
- admissions area
used when the emphasis is on who may apply or be offered places
用法筆記
Mostly British; American English often says 'school district' or 'attendance zone'. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about water flow, and from sense 3, which is about medical provision.
3. the district from which a hospital or clinic usually receives the people it trea
醫療服務區
醫院主要服務病人的範圍
the district from which a hospital or clinic usually receives the people it treats.
The clinic's catchment stretches across six mountain villages.
這家診所的醫療服務區橫跨六個山村。
clinic or hospital catchment
Nurses visited homes in the catchment before the flu season.
流感季前，護理師走訪了醫療服務區內的住家。
A new bridge brought two islands into the hospital's catchment.
新橋落成後，兩座島也被納入那家醫院的醫療服務區。
People outside the catchment must use the city emergency unit instead.
醫療服務區外的人就必須改去市立急診中心。
William's address put his family in the centre's catchment.
William 家的地址讓全家都落在那間中心的醫療服務區內。
- service area
broader term that can be used beyond medicine as well
- coverage area
stresses the geographical range a service reaches
- referral area
used when patients are sent on to a particular hospital
用法筆記
Common in health-service planning and public administration. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about who a hospital or clinic is expected to treat, not which school children may attend.