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suburbia
英:
美:
常见释义:
n.郊区;郊区居民
1、The Chus are turning countryside into
suburbia
, no doubt raising surrounding property values and creating thousands of jobs along the way.───朱氏家族正在将乡村变成城郊居住区,无疑会提升周边的地产价值,同时创造数千个工作机会。
2、Just as most SUVs will never leave the comfort of paved
suburbia
, so too is the X6 M as much about potential as it is about practice.───正如大多数的SUV将永远不会离开舒适的铺面郊区,也就是X6M高达约潜力,因为它是实践。
3、Hard times have brought a new twist to the home- product demonstration parties that have long been a fixture of North American
suburbia
.───艰难时势给家用产品展示聚会带了新的变化,长期以来,这一直是北美郊区居民的固定活动。
4、off somewhere in
suburbia
, the artist walked backwards and forwards over a piece of grass until the squashed turf formed a line-a kind of drawing on the land.───在郊区某个地方下车后,这位艺术家在一片草地上走来走去,直到被压碎的草皮形成一条线——一种在土地上的绘画。
5、Yes, each new day in
suburbia
brings with it a new set of lies. The worst are the ones we tell ourselves before we fall asleep.───是的,在郊区,新的一天的到来总是伴随着一系列的谎言。而其中最糟的是那些我们用来自己骗自己的。
6、We live in
suburbia
. We have two small children.───我们住在郊区,有两个小孩。
7、SUBURBIA, at least in its British form, seems to be in good odour at the moment.───郊区建筑,至少在英式结构下,现今看起来还不错。
8、Everyone needs a lovely home in
suburbia
.───人人都需要在郊区有一个温馨的家。
9、It is not, as might be expected, in a blighted city center, but in the once-booming
suburbia
of Southern California.───通常,它会在一片废墟的市中心,但这一次,它在曾经蓬勃发展的南加州郊区。
1、jesus of suburbia───郊区耶稣
suburb与suburbia的区别在于用法的不同和词意的不同。
Suburbia是从suburb(郊区)衍生来的。有些英汉词典的释义是“郊区;郊区居民”,听起来似乎跟Suburb是一回事了。实际上它是承载了“郊区生活方式”这个信息的。也就是说,提到suburbia,不仅是指城市的周边或者周边居民,还传达了诸如大片别墅区、悠哉富足的格调、没有大型商场和娱乐场所、没有办公区等等这些典型元素的信息。所以,不是每个suburb都可以称作suburbia。