outlying

英 [ˈaʊtˌlaɪ.ɪŋ]      美 [ˈaʊtˌlaɪ.ɪŋ]
  • adj. 边远的;无关的
  • v. 放在…外面;在撒谎上胜过(outlie的ing形式)
使用频率:
outlying
«
1 / 5
»
将“outlying”分解为“out”和“lying”,想象某人或某物“out”(在户外)“lying”(躺或放置)在远离人群或中心区域的地方,因此形成“偏远的、外围的”意思。通过这个场景,可以更容易记住单词的含义。

以上内容由AI生成, 仅供参考和借鉴

outlying (adj.)
"outside certain limits," 1660s, from out + present participle of lie (v.2). Meaning "remote from the center" is first recorded 1680s.
1. Tourists can visit outlying areas like the Napa Valley Wine Country.
游客可以前往像纳帕谷酒乡这样远离城市喧嚣的地方游览。
2. The outlying villages were formally annexed by the town last year.
那些偏远的村庄于去年正式被并入该镇.
3. The main industry on the outlying islands is farming.
这些偏远岛屿的主要产业为农业。
4. The gulls which haunted the outlying rocks in a prodigious number.
数不清的海鸥在遥远的岩石上栖息.
5. They live on the outskirts ( ie in an outlying district ) of Paris.
他们住在巴黎 市郊.