region
noun [ C ] uk/ˈriː.dʒən/ us/ˈriː.dʒən/
B1 区域，地区;（国家的）行政区
a particular area or part of the world, or any of the large official areas into which a country is divided
one of China's autonomous regions 中国的自治区之一
the Nordic/Asia-Pacific region 北欧／亚太地区
the Basque region 巴斯克地区
（一个国家内）有…特色，以…知名的地区
an area of a country, especially one that has a particular characteristic or is known for something
a wine/farming region 葡萄酒产区／农业区
mountainous/coastal regions 山区／沿海地区
There's a shortage of cheap housing in the region. 这一地区缺少廉价住房。
（身体）部位
a particular part of someone's body
He said he had sharp pains in the stomach region/the region of the stomach. 他说他的胃部剧痛。
in the region ofC1 大约，…左右
approximately
They estimate that the temperature yesterday was (somewhere) in the region of -30°C. 他们估计昨天的气温在零下30摄氏度左右。
It will cost something in the region of $1 million. 花费估计为100万美元左右。
It says on the website "Currently accepting offers in the region of £700,000."
The fees were thought to be somewhere in the region of $70,000.
It's estimated that the writer's diary will fetch in the region of $30,000 at auction.
She accepted a payoff which was reportedly in the region of £2 million.
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- The war is threatening to engulf the entire region.
- Grapes from this region are freighted all over the world.
- There's a shortage of cheap housing in the region.
- The army has been brought in to maintain order in the region.
- There's a clear distinction between the dialects spoken in the two regions.