suburb

　　1.N-COUNT A suburb of a city or large town is a smaller area which is part of the city or large town but is outside its centre. 市郊

　　例：Anna was born in 1923 in a suburb of Philadelphia.

　　安娜1923年出生在费城市郊。

　　2.N-PLURAL If you live in the suburbs, you live in an area of houses outside the centre of a city or large town. 郊区

　　例：His family lived in the suburbs.

　　他家住在郊区。

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　　They proposed setting up a school in the suburb.

　　他们建议在这个郊区成立一所学校。

　　The factory is located in the suburb.

　　那家工厂坐落于郊区。

　　Ronaldo grew up in Bento Ribeiro, a suburb of Rio.

　　罗纳尔多在里约热内卢的一个叫本托.

　　Do not you think it would be nice to live in the suburb?

　　难道你不认为住在郊区是件好事吗?