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environs

英 [ɪnˈvaɪrənz]

美 [ɪnˈvaɪrənz]

n.  周围地区
v.  包围,环绕,(敌意地或保护性的)围住
environ的第三人称单数

复数:environs 

GRE

BNC.19270 / COCA.16512

同义词辨析

neighbourhoodenvironssurroundings【导航词义:周围环境】

neighbourhoodn. 邻近地区
〔辨析〕
指社区、住宅小区,也指街坊、四邻。
〔例证〕
He grew up in a quiet neighborhood of Moscow.
他是在莫斯科一个清静的街区里长大的。
She lives in a tough neighborhood.
她住的地区治安不好。
They live in a friendly neighbourhood.
他们生活在一个和睦的街区。
Yesterday, the whole neighbourhood came to the school fete.
昨天,所有的街坊邻居都来参加学校的游乐会了。
environsn. 〈正式〉周围地区
〔辨析〕
只用复数,指环绕某处的附近区域。
〔例证〕
They used to live in the environs of Paris.
他们过去住在巴黎城郊。
If you walk around the environs of Jermyn Street, you will find more diversity.
如果在杰明街附近走走,你会发现更多多样化的东西。
surroundingsn. 环境
〔辨析〕
只用复数,指某人、某物在某一时间所处的周围环境。
〔例证〕
She switched on the light and examined her surroundings.
她打开灯,查看了周围的情况。
This insect can take on the colour of its surroundings.
这种昆虫能随环境而变化其颜色。

牛津词典

    noun

    • 周围地区
      the area surrounding a place
      1. Berlin and its environs
        柏林及其周围地区
      2. people living in the immediate environs of a nuclear plant
        居住在核电站附近地区的人

    柯林斯词典

    • N-PLURAL 周边地区;附近
      Theenvironsof a place consist of the area immediately surrounding it.
      1. ...the environs of Paris...
        巴黎周边地区
      2. The town and its environs are inviting, with recreational attractions and art museums.
        那座小镇及其周边地区建有休闲胜地和艺术馆,很吸引人。

    英英释义

    noun

    双语例句

    • The remainder of the troops were confined to their barracks, without reckoning the regiments of the environs of Paris.
      其余的军队在军营里,巴黎四周的联队还没计算在内。
    • A significant proportion of neurons in supplementary motor area, and hippocampus and environs, responded to both observation and execution of these actions.
      无论在观察别人同样的行为还是自己执行这些行为,辅助皮质运动区、海马以及周边脑区都有显著意义上的神经元参与镜像响应。
    • They even sought to keep the environs clean and the drains unpolluted.
      他们还能保持环境清洁,而不污染水道。
    • Right now One Bus Away only works in Seattle and its environs, but as more transit authorities offer their real-time data, independent applications will inevitably sprout up.
      目前OneBusAway只能在Seattle及其周边应用,但是随着越来越多的交通机构提供其实时数据,势必会出现独立的应用程序。
    • Huangmeixi, which originated in the environs of Anqing in southwestern Anhui, is a form of traditional Chinese opera popular across China.
      起源于安徽西南安庆郊区的黄梅戏,作为中国传统戏剧中的一种形式而风靡全国。
    • But the radiation belt storm probes will call those harsh environs home.
      但是辐射带风暴探测器则要把环境恶劣的“地球近郊”称为家。
    • People's governments at all levels shall, in accordance with the statutory criteria, delimit protected environs for meteorological observation and incorporate them into city planning or into village or town planning.
      各级人民政府应当按照法定标准划定气象探测环境的保护范围,并纳入城市规划或者村庄和集镇规划。
    • Personally, I don't think there's much hope that Beijing will become a truly pleasant city until people learn to keep their homes and immediate environs clean as a matter of course.
      就我个人而言,我觉得只有在人们学会了视保持房子与周围的清洁为理所当然之事时,北京成为真正怡人的城市才大有希望。
    • The national press that inhabits Fleet Street and its environs.
      分布在舰队街及其附近地区的新闻界。
    • His actual official ecclesiastical authority as bishop was only in Antioch and its environs.
      他的官方主教权威,仅限于安提阿及周边地区。