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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

province

英  [ˈprɒvɪns]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • provinces

    1. [C 可数名词] 省

    A province is a large section of a country that has its own administration.

    双语例句

    例：

    the Algarve, Portugal's southernmost province.

    葡萄牙最南端的省份阿尔加维。

    2. [PL 复数] 外省

    The provinces are all the parts of a country except the part where the capital is situated.

    双语例句

    例：

    The government plans to transfer some 30,000 government jobs from Paris to the provinces.

    政府计划将约3万个政府职位从巴黎转移到外省。

    3. [SING 单数型名词] （学识或活动的）领域 , （兴趣或职责的）范围

    If you say that a subject or activity is a particular person's province, you mean that this person has a special interest in it, a special knowledge of it, or a special responsibility for it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Tattooing is not just the province of sailors.

    文身不只是水手们才感兴趣的事。

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