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

• The household contract responsibility system does not mean privatization of the rural economy.
  家庭联产承包制并不意味着农村经济私有化。
• They announced the initiation of a rural development programme
  他们宣布启动一项农村发展计划。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She finds that the sleepy town she moves to isn't the rural idyll she imagined
  她发现她搬进的这个寂静小镇并非她想象中的乡间田园。
• 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。
• He has caught the zeitgeist of rural life in the 1980s very well indeed.
  事实上，他非常准确地描绘出了20世纪80年代乡村生活的真实风貌。
• Japan has advanced from a rural, feudal society to an urban, industrial power.
  日本已从封建农业社会发展成一个城市化工业强国。
• Husbanding precious resources was part of rural life.
  节约地使用宝贵的资源是乡村生活的一部分。