rural

Word family nounruralismruralistruralityruralizationruralnessverbruralizeadverbrurallyadjectiveruridecanalrural

Related topics: Nature, Geography

ru·ral /ˈrʊərəl $ ˈrʊr-/ S3 W2 adjectiveadj

1 DNCOUNTRYSIDEhappening in or relating to the countryside, not the city 农村的，乡村的，田园的 OPP urban

a rural setting

乡村环境

rural bus routes

乡村公共汽车路线

► see thesaurus at country

2 DNCOUNTRYSIDElike the countryside or reminding you of the countryside 像乡村的；使人想起乡村的

It’s very rural round here, isn’t it?

这周围很像乡村，对不对？

Examples from the Corpus

rural• Compared to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara is rural.• Crime is a concern in both rural and urban areas.• The authors point out that their study was done in a rural area and results may differ with urban clients.• Patients in rural areas were also more likely to need urgent laser photocoagulation.• Meanwhile, prostitution increases in rural areas, where unemployment has tripled and school drop-out rates for girls are soaring.• While the industrial sector remained small in real terms, much industrial production continued to be located in rural areas.• There continues to be a shortage of jobs for young people in many rural areas.• They felt that the proposed development would detract from the rural character of the area because of its size, height and bulk.• The committee will investigate ways of recruiting doctors and nurses for rural communities.• a rural development program• The possibilities for current and prospective changes in such policies are creating uncertainties over the future of the rural environment.• At that time, much of rural Ireland was desperately poor.• a magazine about rural life• Within this stunned silence anger mounts, and another disaster could well tip rural politics over the edge.• These problems include those associated with rural poverty, malnutrition, population changes and environmental degradation in developing nations.

From Longman Business Dictionary

ruralru·ral /ˈrʊərəlˈrʊr-/ adjectiveadj

happening in or connected with the countryside, not the city

a rural development program

Origin rural

(1400-1500) Old French Latin ruralis, from rus “open land”

词汇	rural
释义	rural Word family nounruralismruralistruralityruralizationruralnessverbruralizeadverbrurallyadjectiveruridecanalrural Related topics: Nature, Geography ru·ral /ˈrʊərəl $ ˈrʊr-/ ●●○ S3 W2 adjectiveadj 1 DNCOUNTRYSIDEhappening in or relating to the countryside, not the city 农村的，乡村的，田园的 OPP urban a rural setting 乡村环境 rural bus routes 乡村公共汽车路线 ► see thesaurus at country 2 DNCOUNTRYSIDElike the countryside or reminding you of the countryside 像乡村的；使人想起乡村的 It’s very rural round here, isn’t it? 这周围很像乡村，对不对？ Examples from the Corpus rural• Compared to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara is rural.• Crime is a concern in both rural and urban areas.• The authors point out that their study was done in a rural area and results may differ with urban clients.• Patients in rural areas were also more likely to need urgent laser photocoagulation.• Meanwhile, prostitution increases in rural areas, where unemployment has tripled and school drop-out rates for girls are soaring.• While the industrial sector remained small in real terms, much industrial production continued to be located in rural areas.• There continues to be a shortage of jobs for young people in many rural areas.• They felt that the proposed development would detract from the rural character of the area because of its size, height and bulk.• The committee will investigate ways of recruiting doctors and nurses for rural communities.• a rural development program• The possibilities for current and prospective changes in such policies are creating uncertainties over the future of the rural environment.• At that time, much of rural Ireland was desperately poor.• a magazine about rural life• Within this stunned silence anger mounts, and another disaster could well tip rural politics over the edge.• These problems include those associated with rural poverty, malnutrition, population changes and environmental degradation in developing nations. From Longman Business Dictionary ruralru·ral /ˈrʊərəlˈrʊr-/ adjectiveadj happening in or connected with the countryside, not the city a rural development program Origin rural (1400-1500) Old French Latin ruralis, from rus “open land”
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