ADJECTIVE | VERB + COUNTY | COUNTY + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤border, coastal, metropolitan, rural, urban (NAmE) 邊境地區的郡;沿海的縣;都市郡;鄉村郡縣;城市郡縣◇the Welsh border counties威爾士邊境地區的郡➤eastern, western, etc.東部、西部等郡縣▸➤historic (especially BrE) 歷史上的郡▸➤home家鄉所在縣;倫敦周圍的郡◇He returned to his home county in North Carolina.他回到了北卡羅來納州的家鄉所在縣。◇London and the home counties (= the counties around London)倫敦及周圍各郡➤native (BrE) 故鄉所在郡◇He was elected MP for his native county of Merioneth.他獲選為故鄉梅里奧尼思郡的下院議員。➤adjacent, neighbouring/neighboring, surrounding鄰近的/毗鄰的/周邊的郡縣◇London and its surrounding counties倫敦及周邊各郡VERB + COUNTY➤represent代表郡◇She represents the county in Parliament. (BrE) 她在議會裏代表這個郡。COUNTY + NOUN➤boundary, line (NAmE) 郡的邊界;縣的邊界◇The river forms the county boundary.這條河構成郡的邊界。➤resident (NAmE) 縣的居民▸➤seat (NAmE) , town (BrE) (= where the local government is based)縣城;郡首府◇the town of Sierra Blanca, the county seat of Hudspeth County, Texas得克薩斯州哈得斯佩思縣的縣城,謝拉布蘭卡鎮◇Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire.特羅布里奇是威爾特郡的首府。➤commission, council, department, government (especially NAmE) 縣委員會;郡政務委員會;縣政府部門;縣政府◇Fairfax County Department of Family Services費爾法克斯縣家庭服務部➤attorney, clerk, coroner, judge, official, prosecutor, sheriff (all NAmE) 郡縣的律師/職員/驗屍官/法官/官員/檢察官/治安官➤chairman, councillor, executive (especially NAmE) 縣主席;郡政務委員;縣行政執行官▸➤court, courthouse, jail (NAmE) 郡法院;縣法院大樓;縣監獄▸➤hospital, library, school郡縣的醫院/圖書館/學校▸➤cricket (BrE) 郡際板球賽▸➤championship, match (= in cricket)縣錦標賽;郡際板球賽PREPOSITION➤in a/the county在郡裏◇people who live in this county這個郡的居民
county ♦︎ state ♦︎ district ♦︎ province ♦︎ region ♦︎ zoneThese are all words for an area that forms part of a country and has its own official boundaries (= borders).这些词均表示郡、县、州、省等国家行政区。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in a county / state / district / province / region / zone◆a border / coastal county / state / district / province / region / zone◆the northern, southern, etc. counties / states / districts / provinces / region / zone■county [countable] an area, especially in Britain, Ireland and the US, that has its own official boundaries and local government(英国、爱尔兰的)郡;(美国的)县◆The US state of California is divided into 58 counties.美国的加利福尼亚州分为58个县。◆Originally, county boundaries often followed the course of a river.起初,郡的边界常沿河道划分。■state ( State) [countable] a large area, especially in the US and Australia, that has its own official boundaries and government(尤指美国和澳大利亚的)州;邦◆The hurricane swept across the southern states of the US.飓风横扫美国南方各州。■district [countable] an area of a country, town or state that has official boundaries for administrative purposes区;管区;行政区◆Delivery is free within the London postal district.伦敦邮政区内免费送货。◆The district council granted planning permission for ten new houses.区政务委员会颁发了十座新房屋的建筑许可证。 see also district ⇨ area1■province ˈprɒvɪns; NAmEˈprɑːvɪns [countable] a large area in countries such as Canada and South Africa that has its own official boundaries and government(加拿大和南非等国的)省,一级行政区◆Canada is divided into ten provinces and three territories.加拿大分为十个省和三个地区。▸provincialprəˈvɪnʃl
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◆the provincial assembly省议会NOTE辨析 County, state or province?These words are used differently for different parts of the world, depending on a country's traditions and how it is organized. Britain and Ireland are both divided into counties, but in Ireland these counties are organized into four large provinces. There are no provinces in Britain. The US is divided into states, and nearly all these states are divided into counties. Canada is divided into provinces, but only some of these provinces are divided into counties. State and province usually describe an area that is larger than a county.因应国家的传统及其组织形式,世界各国表示行政区的用词会不一样。英国和爱尔兰均划分为郡,但在爱尔兰这些郡组成四个大的省;英国则没有省。美国划分为州,几乎所有的州都再细分为县。加拿大划分为省,但这些省只有一些划分为郡。state和province一般比county大。■region [countable] one of the areas that a country is divided into, that has its own customs and/or its own government行政区◆Bilbao is the largest city in the Basque region in northern Spain.毕尔巴鄂是西班牙北部巴斯克地区最大的城市。 see also region ⇨ area1▸regional
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◆the regional council区域市政局■zone [countable] one of the areas that a larger area is divided into for the purposes of organization(规划的)区域,分区◆The ticket may be used on any bus in zone 2.这种票可在第2区内任何公共汽车上使用。◆All countries in zones 1 and 2 have free incoming calls.在第1区和第2区的所有国家都可免费接听来电。 see also zone ⇨ area1