zone

英 [zəʊn] 美[zon]
  • n. 地带;地区;联防
  • vi. 分成区
  • vt. 使分成地带;环绕
  • n. (Zone)人名;(塞)佐内

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词态变化


复数: zones;第三人称单数: zones;过去式: zoned;过去分词: zoned;现在分词: zoning;

中文词源


zone 地区

来自拉丁语zone,地理分布带,来自PIE*yos,带子,腰带,词源同zoster.

英英释意


1. a circumscribed geographical region characterized by some distinctive features
2. any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
3. an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
4. (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure

英文词源


zone (n.)
late 14c., from Latin zona "geographical belt, celestial zone," from Greek zone "a belt, the girdle worn by women at the hips," related to zonnynai "to gird," from PIE root *yos- "to gird" (cognates: Avestan yasta- "girt," Lithuanian juosiu "to gird," Old Church Slavonic po-jasu "girdle"). The 10c. Anglo-Saxon treatise on astronomy translates Latin quinque zonas as fyf gyrdlas.

Originally one of the five great divisions of the earth's surface (torrid, temperate, frigid; separated by tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and Arctic and Antarctic circles); meaning "any discrete region" is first recorded 1822. Zone defense in team sports is recorded from 1927.
zone (v.)
1760, "mark with zones," from zone (n.). Land use planning sense is from 1916. Related: Zoned; zoning.

同义词辨析


district, region, area, section, zone, belt, quarter, neighbourhood

这些名词均有"地区"之意。

district: 多指由政府等机构出于行政管理等目的而明确划分的地区。

region: 普通用词,常指地球上、大气中具有自然分界线的区域,特指按照气候、人体或其他特征鲜明、自成一体的地区。

area: 普通用词,指整体中较大的,界线不分明的一部分。

section: 普通用词,指城市、国家或天然界线形成的地区。

zone: 科技用词,指圆形或弧形地带,尤指地图上按温度划分的五个地带。用作一般意义时,也可指具有某种特征的其它地区。

belt: 从本义"带,带状物"引申而指任何广阔的长条地带,也可指种植某种作物的地区。

quarter: 指城市里具有相同性质或独特风味的地区,比section范围小,但划分更精确。

neighbourhood: 指比section的划定更清楚,范围更小。具体指城市中的住宅区,也可指附近一带。

考试真题


Another thing Katherine loved about Facebook was that she didn’t have to think about time zones when updating family.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

Today, when time zones have less and less meaning, there is little tolerance for offices' closing for lunch, and worsening traffic in cities means workers can't make it home and back fast enough anyway.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

And when we get off the plane, instead of being depleted, we feel recovered and ready to return to the performance zone.

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

As for us, we've started using our plane time as a work-free zone, and thus time to dip into the recovery phase.

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

As Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz have written, if you have too much time in the performance zone, you need more time in the recovery zone, otherwise you risk burnout.

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Nearly 700 miles long, the earthquake zone is located by the North American Plate off the coast of Pacific British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Northern California.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

That's the highest percentage of an exclusive economic zone devoted to marine conservation by any country in the world.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

The Cascadia Earthquake Zone is big enough to compete with San Andreas it's been called the most dangerous fault in Americ, but it's much lesser known than its California cousin.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

This has led some to say that the expert operates in a zone "beyond thought", in a state of flow.

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Finally you climb into an Arctic-like zone with permanent snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 完形填空 原文

Great things happen when you step out of your comfort zone, and you would be surprised on how many chances exist if you just ask.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文

Outdoor adventure out take yourself out of your comfort zone for a week, discover new personal qualities, and learn new skills.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Therefore, it's a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when you're in the daydream zone.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 单项填空 选项

Walk out of our comfort zone and try new things! College is when we should focus on a specific major, but high school is when we have to figure it out.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读表达 原文

Walk out of the comfort zone and try new things.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读表达 原文

In facts, the more new things we try- the more we step outside our comfort zone - the more inherently creative we become, both in the workplace and in our personal lives.

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

In fact, the more new things we try - the more we step outside our comfort zone - the more inherently creative we become, both in the workplace and in our personal lives.

2009年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

It is stuck because the euro zone's dominant powers, France and Germany, agree on the need for greater harmonization within the euro zone, but disagree about what to harmonies.

2011年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida made opposition to the zone a centrepiece of his election campaign, despite its success in improving air quality.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible demise.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The new ultra-low emission zone Ulez is likely to be a big issue in next year's mayoral election.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

词组搭配


zone out

(US informal)fall asleep or lose concentration or consciousness. zoned

(美,非正式)入睡;走神;失去意识

I just zoned out for a moment.

我刚才走了一会儿神。

实用场景例句


a war/security/demilitarized, etc. zone
交战区、安全区、非军事区等

牛津词典

an earthquake/danger, etc. zone
地震带、危险地带等

牛津词典

a pedestrian zone (= where vehicles may not go)
步行区

牛津词典

postal charges to countries in zone 2
到位于第2邮区的国家的邮资

牛津词典

When the needle enters the red zone the engine is too hot.
当指针进入红色区域时,发动机就过热了。

牛津词典

the erogenous zones of the body
身体的性欲发生区

牛津词典

the northern/southern temperate zone
北 / 南温带

牛津词典

The town centre was zoned for office development.
镇中心被划定为写字楼开发区。

牛津词典

I just zoned out for a moment.
我刚睡着了一会儿。

牛津词典

Many people have stayed behind in the potential war zone...
许多人留在了可能会沦为交战区的地方。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The area has been declared a disaster zone.
这个地区已经被宣布为灾难地带。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The land was not zoned for commercial purposes...
这块地未划作商业用地。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Most of the private land in the park wasn't zoned or protected in any way.
公园中的大多数私人土地并未进行任何专门规划或保护。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Takes along the wind zone rain Senlake gradually the line to edge.
携风带雨的“森拉克”渐行渐近.

期刊摘选

Qipanshan scenic International Tourism Development Zone is greeting tourists all sides in a new attitude.
棋盘山国际风景旅游开发区正以一个崭新的姿态迎接八方游客.

期刊摘选

It is a fairly mature development zone.
是一个比较成熟的开发区.

期刊摘选

Then they would send each other e - mails at exactly four p.m. in Allison's time zone.
然后她们会以艾利森的时区在下午4点准时互发 电子邮件.

期刊摘选

Is located in Guangzhou Zone, Guangzhou City, the focus of electricity production and district heating companies.
是位于广州开发区的广州市重点电力生产和集中供热企业.

期刊摘选

Do not enter the danger zone!
切勿进入危险区!

《简明英汉词典》

The area has been declared a closed military zone.
这个地区已宣布为军事禁区.

《简明英汉词典》

We had accidentally strayed into the war zone.
我们走错路意外地闯进了作战区.

《简明英汉词典》

How is the economic development zone going on?
现在经济开发区怎样了?

《简明英汉词典》

The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.
这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区.

《简明英汉词典》

The town is a cultural dead zone.
这个镇子是个文化荒原。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

a demilitarized zone
非军事区

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

to provide humanitarian aid to the war zone
给战区提供人道主义援助

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

We overflew the war zone, taking photographs.
我们飞越战区摄影。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》