(1)地区，区域(area of the earth's surface especially a large area;as a division of a country)[C]：a great coal-producing/forest/lumber/oil～ 大的产煤/林/木材/油区; the mountainous/desert/tropical/cold/Arctic/equatorial～s 山岭/沙漠/热带/寒冷/北极/赤道地区;the border/boundary/remote/rural～s 边界/边界/偏僻/农村地区;visit an autonomous～访问一个自治区;the upper (middle/lower)～of the sea/the atmosphere 海/大气的上(中/下)层;〖同〗area，zone;

(2)(身体)部位(division or part of the body)[C]：have a pain in the～of the heart/the ears 心脏/耳朵部位疼;pains in the lumbar/shoulder/abdominal～腰/肩/腹部疼;

in the region of 大约：The cost of the new building will be somewhat in the～of ￡500，000. 这座新大楼的成本约50万英镑。

→ ′regional adj 地区(区域)的;局部的;′regionally adv 局部地