districts
districts — 名詞
- districtssingular
- districtsesplural
1. a part of a city, region, or country with clearly drawn boundaries, created for
區域；行政區
有明確邊界的行政或功能區域
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.
Paloma 在學區工作，管理三十所小學的預算。
collocation: school district
The shopping district near Feng's apartment stays open until late every evening.
Feng 住家附近的購物區每天都營業到很晚。
collocation: shopping district
Voters in this congressional district elected a new representative last November.
這個國會選區的選民在去年十一月選出了一位新代表。
Each district in the city has its own library, fire station, and police office.
市裡的每一區都有自己的圖書館、消防隊和警察局。
Niran grew up in a quiet residential district full of parks and small shops.
Niran 在一個滿是公園和小店的寧靜住宅區長大。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
劃區
將某地劃分為較小的行政區域
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.
Baraka 的團隊必須在地方議會選舉前完成全市的選區劃分。
transitive verb + city as object
The state government plans to district the growing suburban area into four new voting zones.
州政府計畫將這個快速擴張的郊區劃分為四個新的投票區。
pattern: district + into + subdivisions
The county is districted by a special commission every ten years after the census.
該郡每十年人口普查後由一個特別委員會重新劃區。
Lawmakers will district the region so each ward has roughly equal numbers of voters.
立法者將對該地區進行劃區，使每一選區的選民人數大致相等。
- 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.