outlying

英['aʊtlaɪɪŋ] 美['aʊtlaɪɪŋ]
  • adj. 边远的;无关的
  • v. 放在…外面;在撒谎上胜过(outlie的ing形式)

英文词源


outlying (adj.)
"outside certain limits," 1660s, from out + present participle of lie (v.2). Meaning "remote from the center" is first recorded 1680s.

双语例句


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。

来自柯林斯例句

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.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. The main industry on the outlying islands is farming.
这些偏远岛屿的主要产业为农业。

来自辞典例句

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.

来自辞典例句

5. They live on the outskirts ( ie in an outlying district ) of Paris.
他们住在巴黎 市郊.

来自辞典例句