"precincts" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 辖区
• 警区
• 选区

Definition

“Precincts” 指有官方边界的地区，比如投票区、警区，或围绕建筑（特别是教堂或大学）的区域。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用复数。美国常指选区或警区；英国也可指建筑物周边区域。常见搭配有“police precincts”（警区）、“voting precincts”（选区）、“college precincts”（学院区域）。不等同于普通社区。

Examples

The college precincts are quiet at night.

大学的**辖区**晚上很安静。

People waited in long lines outside the voting precincts.

人们在投票**选区**外排起了长队。

There are two police precincts in our city.

我们城市有两个警**区**。

Journalists were not allowed into the church precincts during the ceremony.

记者们在仪式期间不得进入教堂**辖区**。

Many crimes were reported within the downtown precincts last year.

去年市中心的**警区**发生了很多犯罪事件。

The old market is located within the ancient city precincts.

古老的市场位于古城的**辖区**内。