| 单词 | province |
| 释义 | province (prɒvɪns ) Word forms: provinces 1. countable noun A province is a large section of a country which has its own administration. ...the Algarve, Portugal's southernmost province. Synonyms: region, section, county, district 2. plural noun The provinces are all the parts of a country except the part where the capital is situated. The government plans to transfer some 30,000 government jobs from the capital to the provinces. 3. singular noun [with poss] If you say that a subject or activity is a particular person's province, you mean that this person has a special interest in it, a special knowledge of it, or a special responsibility for it. Arvo avoided committing himself. 'I'm afraid that's not my province,' he replied. Industrial research is the province of the Department of Trade and Industry. Synonyms: area, business, concern, responsibility Collocations: remote province In this remote province people still predominantly live in houses built with thatched palm fronds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Having lived a sheltered life with his grandfather in a remote province, he retains a social clumsiness that gets him in trouble at his first day in school. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His intention was to link together the remote provinces of his vast empire for administrative and military reasons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rebels from remote provinces were usually enslaved and sent to forced labor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She's stuck there, working to send money home to her family in the rural provinces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many rural people fled, leaving their fields and crops, and entire rural provinces are recorded as being totally depopulated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many others left the central government in protest and retreated to rural provinces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The museum also features travelling exhibits which tour the province. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She aimed at opera, but a short-lived career touring the provinces singing in the chorus of an ice-skating show deflated her longings. Times, Sunday Times Instead, with an eye on the elections, he continues to tour the provinces, attempting to buy rural support by dispensing largesse in cash and loans. Times, Sunday Times The two critics toured the province to consult with stakeholders in the forestry industry in summer 2009. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He then toured the provinces for a number of years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 省 Japanese: 州 |
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