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zone

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zone1 /zəʊn $ zoʊn/ ●●○ W3 noun [countableC]  
1  AREAa large area that is different from other areas around it in some way 〔有别于周围的〕地区，地带，区域
 San Francisco and Tokyo are both located in earthquake zones.
旧金山和东京都位于地震带。
 The government has set up a special economic zone to promote private enterprise.
政府设立了一个经济特区来推动私营企业的发展。
► see thesaurus at area
2  in the zone informal having all your attention on what you are doing, especially playing a sport, and doing it well 〔尤指在运动时〕集中精力的，处于良好状态的
 When I’m in the zone, every shot seems easy.
在我状态好的时候，好像每一次射门都很容易。
→ buffer zone at buffer1(3), → no-fly zone, time zone
 COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + zone
a danger zone 危险区域
Civilians were told to leave the danger zone.
平民被告知离开危险区域。
a war/battle/combat zone 战区
Planes were diverted to avoid flying over the war zone.
飞机改道绕行，避免飞经战区。
an earthquake zone (=where earthquakes are quite likely to happen) 地震带
It’s not advisable to build nuclear reactors in an earthquake zone.
在地震带建核反应堆不是明智之举。
a disaster zone 灾区
The damage is so serious that the government has declared the city a disaster zone.
破坏非常严重，政府已宣布该市为灾区。
an economic zone (=an area with special trade or tax conditions) 经济区
nThe area has been made a special economic zone.
an enterprise zone (=where businesses are encouraged) 企业振兴区
nSmall businesses predominated in the enterprise zone.
a no-parking zone 禁止停车区
nYou can’t leave your car here – it’s a no-parking zone.
na pedestrian zone (=where no vehicles are allowed)
The main part of the city centre is a pedestrian zone.
a 20 mph/30 mph etc zone (=where vehicles’ speed is limited to 20 mph, 30 mph etc) 时速20英里/30 英里等限速区
nHe was doing 42 mph in a 30 mph zone.
a demilitarized zone (=where soldiers and military activities are not allowed) 非军事区
nThe demilitarized zone between Iraq and Kuwait was created after the first Gulf war.
na no-fly zone (=an area that aircraft are not allowed to fly in)
the no-fly zone over Iraq
a nuclear-free/smoke-free etc zone (=where nuclear weapons, smoking etc is not allowed) 无核区/禁烟区等
nThe county council offices are a smoke-free zone.
verbs
set up/establish/create a zone 设立区域
The government intends to set up an enterprise zone in the region.
政府打算在该地区设立一个企业振兴区。
enter a zone 进入区域
He didn’t see the sign saying he’d entered a 20 mph zone.
他没有看到标志标明他已进入时速20英里的限速区。
Examples from the Corpus
zone• UN troops are unwilling to enter the battle zone.• All the people Fletcher surveyed have a buffer zone, usually somewhere between 3 and 5 pounds.• The government has set up a special economic zone in the south for private enterprises.• It was rubbing up and down as if he were titillating an unseen erogenous zone.• Half of the community lies in a flood zone.• However, because of the hysteresis, there is still an intermediate zone - one in which either behaviour may occur permanently.• A fine Highland rain, like the spray from a plant mister, was falling in the wrong meteorological zone.• Most of the town centre is now a pedestrian zone.• This is a residential zone -- no commercial buildings are allowed.• Subduction zones are also responsible for some of the Northwest's most dramatic natural features, including Mount Rainier.• This may shed light on Soviet views of such zones.• Maybe there would be just a simple name change, or the establishment of a free trade zone.• It looks like a war zone tip here, and perhaps it is.
zone2 verb  
1 [transitiveT] American EnglishAmE if an area of land is zoned, it is officially kept to be used for a particular purpose 将…划作〔某项用途的〕区域
be zoned for something
 The land is currently zoned for residential use.
这片土地目前被划为住宅用地。
n Grammar
Zone is usually passive in this meaning.
2 zone out phrasal verbphr v informal to stop paying attention, for example because you are bored or tired 〔因厌倦或疲倦而〕走神；〔吸毒后〕精神恍惚
5What? Oh, sorry – I was just zoning out there for a minute.
什么？哦，对不起——我刚才走神了一会儿。
n He tends to zone out when I talk to him about my job.
Examples from the Corpus
zone• More than three-quarters of the province has now been zoned.• Abrams' land is currently zoned for residential use.• Rita Ranch was zoned industrial long before homes started sprouting there.• What? Oh, sorry - I was just zoning out there for a minute.
From Longman Business Dictionary
zonezone1 /zəʊnzoʊn/ noun
1[countableC] a large area that is different from others around it in some way
This is a no-parking zone.
90% of non-smokers want smoke-free zones at work and in public places.
2licence-free/passport-free etc zone a group of countries where you do not need a licence to import goods, you do not need special documents to travel etc
3residential/industrial/commercial etc zonePROPERTY an area of a city that is used for a particular purpose or activity, such as houses or shops
The trucks are limited by federal law to the commercial zone.
The company’s five factories are situated in a new industrial zone outside the city.
→ development zone → duty-free zone → economic zone → enterprise zone → euro-zone → foreign trade zone → free zone → special economic zone → tax-free zone → time zone
zonezone2 verb [transitiveT] American EnglishAmEPROPERTY
to divide a town or city into different areas for different purposes
The privately owned land is currently zoned for residential use (=for houses) .
→ see also downzoning
—zoning adjectiveadj
In architecture you are dependent on clients, on craftsmen, and on zoning laws.
Origin zone1
(1400-1500) Latin zona “belt, zone”, from Greek zone
zone1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1zone2 verb →n GRAMMAR1
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