rural

英 [ˈrʊərəl]

美 [ˈrʊrəl]

adj.  乡村的; 农村的; 似农村的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 乡村的；农村的；似农村的
  connected with or like the countryside
  1. rural areas
     农村地区
  2. a rural economy
     农村经济
  3. rural America
     美国乡村
  4. a rural way of life
     乡村的生活方式

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 乡下的;乡村的;农村的
  Ruralplaces are far away from large towns or cities.
  1. These plants have a tendency to grow in the more rural areas.
     这些植物大多生长在偏远的乡村。
  2. ...the closure of rural schools.
     农村学校的关闭
• ADJ-GRADED 有乡村特色的;田园的;有乡土气息的
  Ruralmeans having features which are typical of areas that are far away from large towns or cities.
  1. ...the old rural way of life...
     昔日的田园生活
  2. He spoke with a heavy rural accent.
     他说话带着浓重的农村口音。

英英释义

adj

• living in or characteristic of farming or country life
  1. rural people
  2. large rural households
  3. unpaved rural roads
  4. an economy that is basically rural
• of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city
  1. rural electrification
  2. rural free delivery

双语例句

• These plants have a tendency to grow in the more rural areas.
  这些植物大多生长在偏远的乡村。
• He spoke with a heavy rural accent.
  他说话带着浓重的农村口音。
• Published in association with the Council for the Protection of Rural England, the book provides refreshing solutions to the long-term problem of water conservation.
  这本书与英格兰乡村保护委员会合作出版，就节约水资源这个长期问题提供了全新的解决方法。
• He has caught the zeitgeist of rural life in the 1980s very well indeed.
  事实上，他非常准确地描绘出了20世纪80年代乡村生活的真实风貌。
• Rural communities are widely separated and often small
  乡村村落彼此离得很远，而且通常规模很小。
• All the rural workers have been assigned to the forefront of production in their enterprises.
  所有农村工人都被分到企业的生产第一线。
• The landscape has remained predominantly rural in appearance.
  这里的风景看上去还是以田园风光为主。
• The recycling scheme gets its first try-out in rural Dorset.
  这些再循环方案在多塞特郡的农村地区首先试用。
• 60 years ago half the French population still lived in rural areas.
  60年前有一半法国人仍然生活在乡村地区。
• As rural factories shed labour, people drift towards the cities.
  由于农村的工厂纷纷裁员，人们逐渐流向城市。