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)
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。
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- 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.