suburb

['sʌbə:b]

n.郊区

例句与用法：

A town of eastern Massachusetts, a residential and industrial suburb of Boston. Population, 18,530.

坎顿美国马萨诸塞州东部一城镇，为波士顿的一个居住和工业郊区。人口18,530。

An urban district of eastern Northern Ireland, an industrial and residential suburb of Belfast. Population, 72,400.

纽敦阿比北爱尔兰东部城区，是贝尔诺斯特的工业和居民区。人口72, 400

An unincorporated village of west-central Florida, a residential suburb of Tampa. Population, 57,985.

布兰登美国佛罗里达州中西部一未合并村庄。是坦帕城的居住郊区。人口57, 985

A village of northeast Illinois, an industrial suburb of Chicago on the Chicago River. Population, 28,284.

奈尔斯美国伊利诺斯州东北部的一个村落，是芝加哥河沿岸芝加哥市的一个工业郊区。人口28, 284

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. (城市周围的)近郊住宅区(或村, 镇)

New suburbs burgeoned all around the city.

城市周围新住宅区如雨后春笋般兴起。

2. 郊区[the P]

His family moved to the suburbs.

他的一家搬到郊区去了。

3. 边缘, 外围[the P]

The kingdom was in the suburbs of destruction.

那个王国濒临毁灭。