zone
n
1 area, band or stripe that is different from its surroundings in colour, texture, appearance, etc (顏色、 質地、 外觀等與周圍不同的)區域、 環帶或條.
2 area or region with a particular feature or use (有某特點或用途的)區域或范圍
the erogenous zones of the body 身體的性感帶
a nuclear-free, parking, war, time zone 無核區、 停車場、 戰區、 時區
industrial, residential, etc zones 工業、 住宅...區
smokeless zones, ie urban areas in which only smokeless fuels may be used in houses, factories, etc 無煙區(房屋、 工廠等中只準使用無煙燃料的市區)
Danger zone keep out! 危險區--不可靠近!
3 one of five parts (the `torridzone, North and South `temperate zones and Northand South `frigid zones) that the earth's surface is divided into by imaginary lines parallel to the equator 地球表面與赤道平行的五條設想的氣溫帶(熱帶、 北溫帶、 南溫帶、 北寒帶、 南寒帶)之一.
4 (esp US) area within which certain railway, postal, telephone, etc charges apply (為鐵路、 郵政、 電話等計算費用的)鐵路段, 郵區, 電話分區. zone, v [Tn]
1 divide or mark (sth or a place) into zones (zone 2) 將(某物或某處)分成或劃成區域或范圍.
2 assign (sth) to a particular area 將(某事物)劃歸某區域.