rural

英 [ˈrʊərəl]

美 [ˈrʊrəl]

adj.  乡村的; 农村的; 似农村的

CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM4TEM8法律

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1519 / COCA.2006

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

• 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。
• The rebels came overwhelmingly from the poorest strata of rural society.
  叛乱分子绝大多数来自农村的最贫困阶层。
• In France patois was spoken in rural, less developed regions.
  在法国，欠发达的农村地区说方言。
• The household contract responsibility system does not mean privatization of the rural economy.
  家庭联产承包制并不意味着农村经济私有化。
• 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。
• She finds that the sleepy town she moves to isn't the rural idyll she imagined
  她发现她搬进的这个寂静小镇并非她想象中的乡间田园。
• 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。
• Japan has advanced from a rural, feudal society to an urban, industrial power.
  日本已从封建农业社会发展成一个城市化工业强国。
• Meanwhile, United Nations plans to start air dropping food to rural villages are being held up.
  与此同时，联合国向乡村空投食物的计划被搁置。
• 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。