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BNC: 11505 COCA: 7149

precinct

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pre·cinct /ˈpriːsɪŋkt/ noun  
1. shopping/pedestrian precinct British EnglishBrETTR an area of a town where people can walk and shop, and where cars are not allowed 购物区/步行区
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shopping/pedestrian precinct• James was found dead beside a railway line in Liverpool after disappearing from a shopping precinct in Bootle last month.• They are usually found in town centres and shopping precincts.• However, most cities now have some car-free space in the form of arcades, converted streets or purpose-built pedestrian precincts.• For a modern, purpose-built resort it is surprisingly attractive, with its wood-clad buildings and cobbled shopping precincts.• Continue through Headington shopping precinct until reaching Windmill Road traffic lights, turn right and continue until the roundabout.• The life of a new shopping precinct may be no more than twenty years.• The two-year-old disappeared 11 days ago from Bootle's Strand shopping precinct.• The shopping precinct is full of teenagers gathered in small clusters, smoking, gossiping, laughing, scuffling.
2. [countableC] American EnglishAmEPG one of the areas that a town or city is divided into, so that elections or police work can be organized more easily 选区；警区
3. [countableC] American EnglishAmESCP the main police station in a particular area of a town or city 〔城镇警区的〕警察分局
4  precincts [plural]AREA the area that surrounds an important building 〔某主要建筑物的〕周围区域
 the precincts of the cathedral
大教堂周围区域
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precincts• the precincts of the cathedral
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precinct• the 12th Precinct• The suspect was taken to the 40th precinct in South Bronx.• Safely over the other side of the gate and out of the farm precincts, he ran up the hill towards the quarry.• the fourteenth precinct• The mayor has lost support in many precincts of the city.• With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Fordice had 359,884 votes.• I think they should make the whole area a pedestrian precinct.• The cloth marks a threshold, the boundary between the outside and the inside of a temporarily sacred precinct.• James was found dead beside a railway line in Liverpool after disappearing from a shopping precinct in Bootle last month.• The two-year-old disappeared 11 days ago from Bootle's Strand shopping precinct.• They wandered around the shopping precinct for an hour while Suzie was having her hair cut.• Some precinct captains have had more jobs than they can remember.• Buchanan also called on independents and Democrats to flood the precinct meetings Monday night.• They've got a lovely new Burton's open in the precinct now.• Service and favors, the staples of the precinct captain and his ward boss.• All our needs were, as much as possible, attended to within the precincts of the town itself.
From Longman Business Dictionary
precinctpre·cinct /ˈpriːsɪŋkt/ noun [countableC]
1British EnglishBrE an area of a city with many different shops, where cars are not allowed
The hotel is within five minutes of the main shopping precinct.
2American EnglishAmE an area in a city with its own local government, police force etc
working-class black precincts
Origin precinct
(1400-1500) Medieval Latin praecinctum, from Latin praecingere “to put a belt around”
pre·cinct noun
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BNC: 11505 COCA: 7149
precinct

noun¹

 1 (BrE) commercial area where cars cannot go區域ADJECTIVE➤shopping商業區◇the £1.3-million redevelopment of the shopping precinct花費 130 萬英鎊重建的購物區➤pedestrian步行區➤town-centre城鎮中心區
precinct

noun²

 2 (NAmE) police district; a police station警察管區；警察局ADJECTIVE | PRECINCT + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤police警察管區◇He was handcuffed and taken down to the police precinct.他被戴上手銬，帶到了轄區警察局。➤17th, 102nd, etc.第 17 區、第 102 區等➤local當地分局◇I went down to my local precinct to make a report.我去當地的警察分局作了報告。PRECINCT + NOUN➤house警察分局的房子◇He wrote yesterday from a police precinct house in New Orleans.他昨天在新奧爾良警察分局的房子裏寫的。➤commander警區指揮官◇The former Queens precinct commander has slashed crime.前王后區警方指揮官抨擊了犯罪。
precinct

noun³

 3 (NAmE) part of a town or city for elections選區ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRECINCT | PRECINCT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤key, targeted關鍵／目標選區◇Campaigners walked door-to-door in targeted precincts.競選者們在目標選區進行了挨門挨戶的走訪。➤Democratic, Republican民主黨／共和黨選區➤African-American, Hispanic, etc.非裔美國人、西班牙裔等選區VERB + PRECINCT➤walk巡查選區◇Did you walk your precinct on the day of the vote?選舉日那天你在你的選區巡查過了嗎？➤target選定目標區◇Republicans have targeted precincts throughout the country.共和黨人在全國各地都選定了目標選區。PRECINCT + NOUN➤caucus選區黨團◇A number of issues will be discussed at the precinct caucus.許多問題要在選區黨團進行討論。➤captain, chairman, committeeman選區領隊／主席／委員會委員◇The precinct captains were able to round up 6 000 volunteers.選區領隊們能聚集起 6,000 名志願者。➤returns選區的統計◇The precinct returns show that the support received by both men was remarkable.選區的統計顯示，兩人都得到了顯著的支持。PREPOSITION➤in precinct在選區裏◇You can register to vote in your precinct by showing proof of residence.你只要出示居住證明就可以在你的選區登記投票。PHRASES➤the precinct level選區層面◇We're literally organizing leadership down to the precinct level.實際上我們把指導工作都組織到了選區。
precinct

noun⁴

 4area around a building建築物周邊的圍地ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRECINCT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤sacred聖地◇the sacred precinct of Apollo阿波羅的聖地➤inner, outer內圍地；外圍地➤abbey, castle, palace, shrine, temple, etc.修道院、城堡、宮殿、神殿、寺廟等的周圍區域VERB + PRECINCT➤enter進入院落◇It was forbidden to enter the temple precincts.禁止進入寺廟院落。PREPOSITION➤in precinct在⋯地域裏◇The event was held in the precincts of the parish church.該行動是在教區教堂周圍舉行的。➤within precinct在⋯專用區內◇He took up residence in chambers within the precinct of a monastery.他在一個修道院院落內的寢室裏住了下來。
BNC: 11505 COCA: 7149
precinct noun
⇨ courtyard
BNC: 11505 COCA: 7149
precinct
Areas in towns or cities: agora, area, armpit...
Areas around buildings: alley, alleyway, arcade...
Police stations: cop shop, incident room, lockup...

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