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zone

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zone1 /zəʊn $ zoʊn/ ●●○ W3 noun [countableC]
1  AREAa large area that is different from other areas around it in some way 〔有别於周圍的〕地區，地帶，區域
San Francisco and Tokyo are both located in earthquake zones.
舊金山和東京都位於地震帶。
The government has set up a special economic zone to promote private enterprise.
政府設立了一個經濟特區來推動私營企業的發展。
► see thesaurus at area
2  in the zone informal having all your attention on what you are doing, especially playing a sport, and doing it well 〔尤指在運動時〕集中精力的，處於良好狀態的
When I’m in the zone, every shot seems easy.
在我狀態好的時候，好像每一次射門都很容易。
→ buffer zone at buffer1(3), → no-fly zone, time zone
 COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + zone
a danger zone 危險區域
Civilians were told to leave the danger zone.
平民被告知離開危險區域。
a war/battle/combat zone 戰區
Planes were diverted to avoid flying over the war zone.
飛機改道繞行，避免飛經戰區。
an earthquake zone (=where earthquakes are quite likely to happen) 地震帶
It’s not advisable to build nuclear reactors in an earthquake zone.
在地震帶建核反應堆不是明智之舉。
a disaster zone 災區
The damage is so serious that the government has declared the city a disaster zone.
破壞非常嚴重，政府已宣布該市爲災區。
an economic zone (=an area with special trade or tax conditions) 經濟區
nThe area has been made a special economic zone.
an enterprise zone (=where businesses are encouraged) 企業振興區
nSmall businesses predominated in the enterprise zone.
a no-parking zone 禁止停車區
nYou can’t leave your car here – it’s a no-parking zone.
na pedestrian zone (=where no vehicles are allowed)
The main part of the city centre is a pedestrian zone.
a 20 mph/30 mph etc zone (=where vehicles’ speed is limited to 20 mph, 30 mph etc) 時速20英裏/30 英裏等限速區
nHe was doing 42 mph in a 30 mph zone.
a demilitarized zone (=where soldiers and military activities are not allowed) 非軍事區
nThe demilitarized zone between Iraq and Kuwait was created after the first Gulf war.
na no-fly zone (=an area that aircraft are not allowed to fly in)
the no-fly zone over Iraq
a nuclear-free/smoke-free etc zone (=where nuclear weapons, smoking etc is not allowed) 無核區/禁煙區等
nThe county council offices are a smoke-free zone.
verbs
set up/establish/create a zone 設立區域
The government intends to set up an enterprise zone in the region.
政府打算在該地區設立一個企業振興區。
enter a zone 進入區域
He didn’t see the sign saying he’d entered a 20 mph zone.
他沒有看到標志標明他已進入時速20英裏的限速區。
Examples from the Corpus
zone• UN troops are unwilling to enter the battle zone.• All the people Fletcher surveyed have a buffer zone, usually somewhere between 3 and 5 pounds.• The government has set up a special economic zone in the south for private enterprises.• It was rubbing up and down as if he were titillating an unseen erogenous zone.• Half of the community lies in a flood zone.• However, because of the hysteresis, there is still an intermediate zone - one in which either behaviour may occur permanently.• A fine Highland rain, like the spray from a plant mister, was falling in the wrong meteorological zone.• Most of the town centre is now a pedestrian zone.• This is a residential zone -- no commercial buildings are allowed.• Subduction zones are also responsible for some of the Northwest's most dramatic natural features, including Mount Rainier.• This may shed light on Soviet views of such zones.• Maybe there would be just a simple name change, or the establishment of a free trade zone.• It looks like a war zone tip here, and perhaps it is.
zone2 verb
1 [transitiveT] American EnglishAmE if an area of land is zoned, it is officially kept to be used for a particular purpose 將…劃作〔某項用途的〕區域
be zoned for something
The land is currently zoned for residential use.
這片土地目前被劃爲住宅用地。
n Grammar
Zone is usually passive in this meaning.
2 zone out phrasal verbphr v informal to stop paying attention, for example because you are bored or tired 〔因厭倦或疲倦而〕走神；〔吸毒後〕精神恍惚
5What? Oh, sorry – I was just zoning out there for a minute.
什麽？哦，對不起——我剛才走神了一會兒。
nHe tends to zone out when I talk to him about my job.
Examples from the Corpus
zone• More than three-quarters of the province has now been zoned.• Abrams' land is currently zoned for residential use.• Rita Ranch was zoned industrial long before homes started sprouting there.• What? Oh, sorry - I was just zoning out there for a minute.
From Longman Business Dictionary
zonezone1 /zəʊnzoʊn/ noun
1[countableC] a large area that is different from others around it in some way
This is a no-parking zone.
90% of non-smokers want smoke-free zones at work and in public places.
2licence-free/passport-free etc zone a group of countries where you do not need a licence to import goods, you do not need special documents to travel etc
3residential/industrial/commercial etc zonePROPERTY an area of a city that is used for a particular purpose or activity, such as houses or shops
The trucks are limited by federal law to the commercial zone.
The company’s five factories are situated in a new industrial zone outside the city.
→ development zone → duty-free zone → economic zone → enterprise zone → euro-zone → foreign trade zone → free zone → special economic zone → tax-free zone → time zone
zonezone2 verb [transitiveT] American EnglishAmEPROPERTY
to divide a town or city into different areas for different purposes
The privately owned land is currently zoned for residential use (=for houses) .
→ see also downzoning
—zoning adjectiveadj
In architecture you are dependent on clients, on craftsmen, and on zoning laws.
Origin zone1
(1400-1500) Latin zona “belt, zone”, from Greek zone

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