outskirts

noun

1. （市镇的）边缘地带；市郊
   the parts of a town or city that are furthest from the centre
   1. They live on the outskirts of Milan.
      他们住在米兰市郊。

1. N-PLURAL 市郊；郊区
   The outskirts of a city or town are the parts of it that are farthest away from its centre.
   1. Hours later we reached the outskirts of New York.
      我们几小时后到达了纽约市郊。

1. We bivouacked on the outskirts of the city.
   我们在市郊露营。
2. He did not take the direct route to his home, but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.
   他没有直接回家，而是绕到市郊兜了个圈子。
3. Before the train had left the outskirts of London he behaved true to form and began a conversation
   一如往常，列车还没驶出伦敦郊区，他就开始和别人聊起天来。
4. As they approached the outskirts of the city, Ella's mood visibly lightened
   他们快到市郊时，埃拉的情绪明显好转。
5. Hours later we reached the outskirts of New York.
   我们几小时后到达了纽约市郊。
6. From Wrexham centre take the Chester Road to the outskirts of town
   从雷克瑟姆市中心出发，沿着切斯特路到达市郊。
7. She found a small, inexpensive motel on the outskirts of the town; it was barren and unlovely.
   她在城郊找了一家便宜的小汽车旅馆，那旅馆既简陋又难看。
8. On the extreme northwestern outskirts of the city stands the Buddhist temple.
   那所佛教寺院位于市郊的最西北角。
9. They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.
   他们大多住在近郊。
10. The scenic spot is on northwestern outskirts of Beijing.
    这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。
11. The troops drove near the outskirts of the town.
    兵逼城郊。
12. Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.
    我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
13. On a sunny day, David went to the outermost outskirts.
    在一个晴朗的日子，戴维去了远离中心的郊区。
14. Smoke filled a residential compound on the outskirts of Lagos, one of Africa's largest cities.
    画面中浓烟笼罩了拉各斯郊区的一座居民楼。拉各斯是非洲最大的城市之一。
15. Sinovac's headquarters is in an industrial park on the outskirts of Beijing.
    北京科兴的总部设在北京郊区的一个工业园内。
16. All too soon we reach the outskirts of Amsterdam.
    很快，我们就到达了阿姆斯特丹的市郊。
17. Its colleges and other buildings are scattered widely throughout the city and its outskirts.
    各个学院和其他建筑广阔地散落在全城和市郊。
18. I met her in a small, untidy coffeehouse on the outskirts of London.
    我是在伦敦郊外的一个狭小凌乱的咖啡馆遇见她的。
19. At last they reached the outskirts of the forest.
    最后终于到了森林的外围。
20. At weekends, we can go to the outskirts for a picnic with our friends.
    在周末，我们能为和我们的朋友一次野餐去近郊。
21. He has a farm on the outskirts of town.
    他在市郊有一个农场。
22. Athletes from the parched outskirts of cities in Ethiopia and Algeria.
    还有从埃塞俄比亚和阿尔及利亚干涸的城郊出来的田径运动员。
23. Fierce fighting has continued all day on the outskirts of the town.
    激战在城郊持续了一整天。
24. We live on the outskirts of the city.
    我们住在这个城市的郊区。
25. How did we get to the outskirts of town?
    我们怎么到城市边缘了呢？
26. My son and my husband were working on the outskirts of town and they came to rescue me.
    我丈夫和儿子在市郊工作，他们赶来救出了我。
27. ( British) a huge supermarket ( usually built on the outskirts of a town).
    （英国）一个大的超级市场（通常是建在城郊）。
28. The third commercial district is always the new office area on the city outskirts.
    第三商务区往往是市郊性的新办公区。
29. The factory is on a large industrial estate on the outskirts of town.
    工厂坐落在城郊的一个大工业区。
30. Our neighborhood, which used to be on the outskirts of town, now belongs to its center.
    我们的邻居，以前在郊区，现在都在市中心了。

noun

1. outlying areas (as of a city or town)
   1. they lived on the outskirts of Houston
   2. they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd