exurbs

IPA/ˈek.sɜːb/
IPA/ˈek.sɝːb/

exurbs — 名詞

  • exurbssingular
  • exurbsesplural

1. the areas that lie far beyond the suburbs of a city, where the land is less crow

1.名詞B2
釋義

遠郊

城市遠郊的富裕住宅區

the areas that lie far beyond the suburbs of a city, where the land is less crowded and wealthy families often build large homes

例句

After retiring, the Millers moved to the exurbs for more land and fresh air.

退休後，米勒一家搬到遠郊，為了擁有更多土地和新鮮空氣。

collocation: move to the exurbs

Ife commutes two hours from the exurbs to her office in the financial district.

Ife 每天要花兩小時從遠郊通勤到位於金融區的辦公室。

collocation: commute from the exurbs

常見搭配
  • the far exurbs
  • live in the exurbs
  • move to the exurbs
  • the exurbs of [city name]
  • exurbs resident
  • exurbs growth
同義詞
  • outskirts

    refers to the outer edge of a city itself; less distant than exurbs

  • commuter belt

    British English term for the region around a city where residents travel into the city for work; can overlap with exurbs

  • far suburbs

    informal alternative to exurbs, emphasising the great distance from the city

反義詞
  • inner city

    dense central area of a city, opposite of the distant exurbs

  • urban core

    the central business and residential district of a city

文法句型

the + exurbs

exurbs + of + [city name]

用法筆記

Typically used in the plural form. The term is most common in American English when describing the outer edge of a metropolitan region.

常見錯誤

Their house is in the exurbs, just ten minutes from downtown.
Their house is in the exurbs, nearly an hour outside the city.
exurbs are much farther from the city center than suburbs.
The exurbs has grown a lot.
The exurbs have grown a lot.
treat exurbs as a plural noun.

同根字

  • exurb
    名詞C1
  • exurban
    形容詞C1
  • exurbia
    名詞C2
  • exurbanite
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • exurbs growth
  • exurbs resident
  • exurbs development
  • exurbs commute

副詞搭配

  • far out in the exurbs
  • deep in the exurbs

常用片語

  • the far exurbs
  • the distant exurbs
  • the outer exurbs

介系詞搭配

  • in the exurbs
  • to the exurbs
  • from the exurbs
  • beyond the exurbs