district /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ noun plural districts
plural districts
Learner's definition of DISTRICT
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: an area or section of a country, city, or town区域;地区: such as
a : an area established by a government for official government business行政区 -
postal/election districts邮区;选区
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Six police officers are in charge of the district.六名警员负责这个片区。
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She represents the eighth congressional district.她代表第八国会选区。
— see also school district b : an area or section that has some special characteristic or purpose(具有某些特征或功能的)区域 -
a church/sales district教会/销售区
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the city's entertainment/shopping district城市的娱乐区/购物区
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He was promoted to district manager. [=he was put in charge of that company's activities in a particular district]他晋升为区域经理。