provinces

英 [ˈprɒvɪnsɪz]

美 [ˈprɑvənsəz]

n.  省份; (某些国家的)一级行政区; 首都以外的地区; 知识(或兴趣、职责)范围; 领域
province的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 省
  Aprovinceis a large section of a country which has its own administration.
  1. ...the Algarve, Portugal's southernmost province.
     阿尔加维， 葡萄牙最南部的省份
• N-PLURAL 外省（首都以外的地区）
  The provincesare all the parts of a country except the part where the capital is situated.
  1. The government plans to transfer some 30,000 government jobs from Paris to the provinces.
     政府计划将3万个左右的政府职位从巴黎转移到外省。
• N-SING （兴趣、知识、责任的）范围，领域
  If you say that a subject or activity is a particular person'sprovince, you mean that this person has a special interest in it, a special knowledge of it, or a special responsibility for it.
  1. Arvo avoided committing himself. 'I'm afraid that's not my province,' he replied...
     阿尔沃不想作出承诺，“恐怕那不归我管，”他回答说。
  2. Industrial research is the province of the Department of Trade and Industry.
     工业研究属贸易和工业部的职责范围。

双语例句

• These four provinces formed the original new nation.
  这四个省形成了新国家的雏形。
• The railway will benefit several provinces.
  这条铁路有益于几个省。
• Different from other provinces, Hainan is the largest ocean island and the smallest land province in China.
  不同于其他省份，海南是中国最大的海洋岛屿和最小的陆地省。
• Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou are three provinces in Southwestern China.
  四川、云南和贵州是中国西南部的三个省份。
• Liaoning is one of China's provinces.
  辽宁是中国的一个省份。
• Especially in the coastal provinces and comparatively developed areas country kindergartens are popular.
  特别是在沿海省份和发达地区的农村，幼儿园还比较普及。
• Although geographically linked, the two provinces have long fought for political ascendancy
  尽管在地理上彼此依存，两省却长期为获取政治支配权你争我夺。
• The Grand Canal flows southwards through the four provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
  大运河纵贯河北、山东、江苏、浙江四省。
• Several other provinces and regions, including Yunnan, Jiangsu and Xinjiang, have introduced similar rules.
  其他省份和地区，象云南，江苏，新疆等地也实施了类似的规章制度。
• In 1823 Honduras became a part of the United Provinces of Central America.
  1823年，洪都拉斯成为了中美洲联邦的一部分。