| 词汇 | precinct |
| 释义 | precinct noun uk /ˈpriː.sɪŋkt/ us /ˈpriː.sɪŋkt/ precinctnoun (SHOPPING AREA)[ C ]UK a part of a city or a town in which vehicles are not allowed, used for a special purpose, such as shopping: （市镇中有特定用途的）区域；（尤指）步行商业区 a shopping precinct商业区 a pedestrian precinct步行区 Shops & auctions agora army disposals store army surplus store army-navy store art gallery cookshop corner shop craft fair craft shop creamery liquor store makers' market mall mart meat market store strip mall super-sale supermarket superstore precinctnoun (AREA AROUND BUILDING)precincts[ plural ]mainly UKformal(alsoprecinct[ C ]) the area that surrounds a building or place, especially one with a wall around it: （建筑物等的）周围区域;（尤指由围墙围成的）院落，场地 A tunnel entrance was found within the precincts of the prison camp.监狱院落里发现了一个地道入口。 A river separates the hotel from the cathedral precinct. Please walk quietly in these sacred precincts. Police moved traders out of the temple precincts. The precincts of the building were entered by a gateway. Gardens & yards allotment arboretum backyard barnyard boatyard cloister compound cottage garden court courtyard farmyard forecourt formal garden ground junkyard quad reclamation yard roof garden yard precinctnoun (PART OF CITY)[ C ]US a division of a city or a town, especially an area protected by a particular unit of the police or a division used for voting purposes: 管辖区;（尤指）警区，选区 The voter turnout in most precincts is expected to be high.大多数选区的选民参选率预计都会很高。 The police generally anti-police anti-riot baton baton charge billy club booze bus escort fuzz gendarmerie Interpol kettle kettling lathi patrol wagon riot police Scotland Yard secret police self-policing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police warrant You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Towns & regions: areas in towns & cities precinct | American Dictionaryprecinct noun[ C ] us/ˈpri·sɪŋkt/ a division of a city or town, esp. an area protected by one police station, or a division used for elections The precincts of a place are the areas that surround it, esp. when enclosed: the private precincts of the university precinct | Business Englishprecinct noun[ C ] uk /ˈpriːsɪŋkt/us UK an area of a town or city where there are a lot of shops, and where traffic is not allowed: a shopping/pedestrian precinct POLITICS US a division of a city or a town, especially an area protected by a particular group of police or a division used for voting purposes: The voter turnout in the precinct was low compared to the rest of the county. a precinct captain/commander precinct caucuses/voters Examples of precinctprecinct In 1745, control of 440 sites outside the gates of temples and shrines and 227 cho within their precincts were transferred to the city magistrate. Figure 12b shows the roof plan, lifetime precincts and programmatic areas of the scheme. Building systems and materials of similar durabilit y are used within individual precincts. The bounds in such precincts cannot rule out this possibility. The bounds for these homogenous precincts provide the grounds for substantially stronger inferences. They had to shorten or telescope the time taken to dispose of refuse in order to prevent its decomposition within the precincts of the city. Thus, we can conclude with certainty that members of each party in that party's core precincts were strongly polarized on the ballot measure. Finally, many cities did not have systematic criteria for identifying individual houses so that placing voters within their correct precincts and wards was extremely difficult. Large shopping precincts are also being patrolled by private security companies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is also a sports equipment shop and residential accommodation for at least 500 people within the precincts of the building. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Supermarkets are coming into fashion and shopping precincts are becoming more common. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wearing of passes in the precincts has been introduced, on advice, in connection with the current situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Have not we gone beyond the requirements of decency and infringed upon the precincts of luxury? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When within the precincts of the workhouse they cannot be properly looked after. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many towns are introducing, or plan to introduce, pedestrian precincts and pedestrianised streets served by car parks and public transport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of precinct These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
|
反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。