outskirts

漢語翻譯

詞意辨析：

outskirts, suburbs

這兩個名詞均有“郊區、近郊”之意。
outskirts: 在現代英文中只用這個複數形式，通常指市區以外的地方。
suburbs: 側重指與市區相接或相鄰的居住區。

英文解釋：

名詞 outskirts:

1. outlying areas (as of a city or town)

名詞 outskirt:

1. a part of the city far removed from the center
   同義詞：outskirt, fringe

例句：

1. On the outskirts they passed a steel mill.
   他們在郊區從一家鋼鐵廠前面經過。
2. Presently she recognized that she was already in the outskirts of the city.
   不久她看出，她已經到達這座城市的郊區。
3. Fires swept through the outskirts, where the houses, being mostly of wood, were razed to the ground.
   大火席捲郊區，那裡的房屋多數都是木造的，被燒成了一片廢墟。