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

• 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 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。
• For many, the essence of French living is to be found in the rural heartlands.
  对很多人来说，深入乡村腹地才能体验到真正的法国生活。
• This is early-20th-century rural Sussex, when horses still pulled the plough
  这是20世纪早期的萨塞克斯乡村，那时还是用马拉犁。
• They announced the initiation of a rural development programme
  他们宣布启动一项农村发展计划。
• Congress has tried dozens of approaches to revitalize decaying urban and rural areas.
  国会已试行过数十种方法来重振正在走向衰败的城乡地区。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Growing numbers of people in the rural areas are too frightened to vote.
  越来越多生活在乡下的人被吓得不敢投票了。