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 the Balearics pockets of rural life and inland villages are undisturbed
在巴利阿里群岛上，零星散布在岛内的村庄和那里的生活平静而祥和。
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。
He spoke with a heavy rural accent.
他说话带着浓重的农村口音。
School crime and violence cuts across urban, rural and suburban areas.
城市、乡村和郊区都出现了校园犯罪和校园暴力现象。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。