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地区;区域
An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
例句
...the large number of community groups in the area...
该地区大量的社团
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。
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（生活、管辖的）范围，区域
Your area is the part of a town, country, or region where you live. An organization's area is the part of a town, country, or region that it is responsible for.
例句
Local authorities have been responsible for the running of schools in their areas...
地方当局一直负责管理本地区的学校。
If there is an election in your area, you should go and vote.
如果你所居住的地区进行选举，你应该去参加投票。
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（作特殊用途的）地方，场地，区
A particular area is a piece of land or part of a building that is used for a particular activity.
例句
...a picnic area.
野餐区
...the main check-in area located in Terminal 1.
位于1号候机厅的主检票区
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（某一表面或物体上的）区；（身体上的）部分
An area is a particular place on a surface or object, for example on your body.
例句
You will notice that your baby has two soft areas on the top of his head.
你会注意到你的宝宝头顶上有两处柔软的地方。
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面积
The area of a surface such as a piece of land is the amount of flat space or ground that it covers, measured in square units.
例句
The islands cover a total area of 625.6 square kilometers...
这些岛屿总面积为625.6平方公里。
Although large in area, the flat did not have many rooms.
这套公寓虽然面积很大，但并没有太多房间。
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领域；方面；范围
You can use area to refer to a particular subject or topic, or to a particular part of a larger, more general situation or activity.
例句
...the politically sensitive area of old age pensions.
有关养老金的政治敏感话题
...the internationalization of the economy and all other areas of society...
社会的经济和其他领域的国际化
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（足球场上）同penalty area
On a football pitch, the area is the same as the penalty area.