(1)地区,区域(area of the earth's surface especially a large area;as a division of a country)[C]:a great coal-producing/forest/lumber/oil~ 大的产煤/林/木材/油区; the mountainous/desert/tropical/cold/Arctic/equatorial~s 山岭/沙漠/热带/寒冷/北极/赤道地区;the border/boundary/remote/rural~s 边界/边界/偏僻/农村地区;visit an autonomous~访问一个自治区;the upper (middle/lower)~of the sea/the atmosphere 海/大气的上(中/下)层;〖同〗area,zone;
(2)(身体)部位(division or part of the body)[C]:have a pain in the~of the heart/the ears 心脏/耳朵部位疼;pains in the lumbar/shoulder/abdominal~腰/肩/腹部疼;
in the region of 大约:The cost of the new building will be somewhat in the~of £500,000. 这座新大楼的成本约50万英镑。
→ ′regional adj 地区(区域)的;局部的;′regionally adv 局部地