(1)地區(qū)，區(qū)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～ 大的產(chǎn)煤/林/木材/油區(qū); the mountainous/desert/tropical/cold/Arctic/equatorial～s 山嶺/沙漠/熱帶/寒冷/北極/赤道地區(qū);the border/boundary/remote/rural～s 邊界/邊界/偏僻/農(nóng)村地區(qū);visit an autonomous～訪問一個自治區(qū);the upper (middle/lower)～of the sea/the atmosphere 海/大氣的上(中/下)層;〖同〗area，zone;
(2)(身體)部位(division or part of the body)[C]：have a pain in the～of the heart/the ears 心臟/耳朵部位疼;pains in the lumbar/shoulder/abdominal～腰/肩/腹部疼;
in the region of 大約：The cost of the new building will be somewhat in the～of ￡500，000. 這座新大樓的成本約50萬英鎊。
→ ′regional adj 地區(qū)(區(qū)域)的;局部的;′regionally adv 局部地