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

• In France patois was spoken in rural, less developed regions.
  在法国，欠发达的农村地区说方言。
• Consort has a population of 714 and is about as rural and isolated as you can get.
  康索特有714名居民，是极其偏僻的乡村地区。
• 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。
• 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 spoke with a heavy rural accent.
  他说话带着浓重的农村口音。
• 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。
• Much of his early work is concerned with the minutiae of rural life.
  他早期的许多作品关注的是农村生活中一些鸡毛蒜皮的琐事。
• 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。
• 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。