residential

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res·i·den·tial /ˌrezɪˈdenʃəl◂/ W3 AWL adjectiveadj

1 SGTOWNa residential part of a town consists of private houses, with no offices or factories 住宅区的 → suburban

a quiet residential neighbourhood

安静的住宅区

2 relating to homes rather than offices or businesses 家庭的；住宅的 → domestic

telephone services for residential customers

住宅用户的电话服务

3. residential course/school etc especially British EnglishBrE if you are on a residential course, you are living in the institution where you are studying 住校课程/寄宿学校等

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residential course/school etc• They joined the six-day residential course after a careful selection process.• Casey is now in a residential school for children with emotional problems and / or learning disabilities.• As a challenge the chief of the Poltava guberniia Department of Education offered him the directorship of this residential school for war-orphans.• In fact I hear that several Outward Bound schools are offering fortnight-long residential courses on the safe removal of the fleecy top.• The money raised will pay for two outdoor residential courses, organised for college students and Fairbridge.• The residential course will be a combination of talks, demonstrations and hands-on experience.• Therefore, the concerns raised do not apply necessarily or equally to all residential schools working with such children.

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residential• telephone services for residential and commercial customers• a quiet residential neighborhood• In 1998, the residential property tax classification accounted for approximately 59 percent of the city's total tax capacity.• It is understandable: the child considers himself safe in the residential street and is inattentive on the way to school.• Yearly tuition for residential students, as they were called, was $ 1,600 in 1930.• The 23 residential units in the hospital, are to upgraded.

From Longman Business Dictionary

residentialres·i·den·tial /ˌrezɪˈdenʃəl◂/ adjectiveadjPROPERTY

residential property consists of private houses where people live, rather than offices or factories

Opponents claim the development is too near residential areas.

The company plans to provide cable television to business and residential customers.

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res·i·den·tial adjectiveadj

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