1land owned by a person/family/organization私有土地ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESTATE | ESTATE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, great, huge, large, substantial, vast大量私有地產;大莊園➤sprawling不斷擴展的莊園◇the family mansion and sprawling country estate家族大宅和開闊的鄉村莊園➤small小規模的私有地產➤country, rural鄉間地產◇the family's country estate家族的鄉下地產➤grand, palatial宏偉的/豪華的莊園◇He owned a palatial estate in California.他在加利福尼亞有一處宏偉的莊園。➤royal皇家莊園➤family家族莊園◇the family estate at Kostroma位於科斯特羅馬的家族莊園➤landed (especially BrE) 地產◇Gilbert was heir to an extensive landed estate.吉爾伯特是一處龐大地產的繼承人。➤sugar, wine蔗糖園;酒莊◇Bordeaux's most famous wine estate波爾多最有名的酒莊➤freehold, leasehold (both BrE, law法律) 自由保有地產;租賃保有地產VERB + ESTATE➤have, own擁有地產◇The family owns a large estate in the north.這個家族在北部有大片莊園。➤buy購買地產◇Queen Victoria bought the estate in 1848.1848 年維多利亞女王買下了這片莊園。➤manage, run管理/經營地產ESTATE + NOUN➤manager, owner, worker (BrE) 地產管理人;莊園主;莊園裏的工人▸➤management地產管理➤agency, agent (both BrE) (real estate agency, real estate agent in NAmE)房地產代理/代理商PREPOSITION➤on an/the estate在某地產上◇the number of people living on the estate住在這片地產上的人數➤estate of面積為⋯的地產◇an estate of 20 000 acres一片 2 萬英畝的地產PHRASES➤an heir to an estate地產繼承人◇The young prince is the heir to a vast estate in the west of the country.這位年輕的王子是該國西部大片地產的繼承人。estate
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2 (BrE) land with a lot of buildings of the same type建築區ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESTATE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤large, massive大片建築區▸➤small小建築區➤deprived, run-down貧困的/頹敗的建築區◇youngsters living on deprived housing estates住在貧民區的少年兒童➤council, housing市政公房區;公租房▸➤private私人住宅區▸➤industrial, trading( 位於市郊的 ) 工業區; ( 城鎮邊緣的 ) 工商業區◇The factory is on a large industrial estate on the outskirts of town.工廠坐落在城郊的一個大工業區。VERB + ESTATE➤build建造住宅區PREPOSITION➤on an/the estate在住宅區◇She lives on a council estate in Leeds.她住在利茲的市政公房區。estate
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3 (law法律) property that sb leaves when they die遺產ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESTATE | ESTATE + VERB | ESTATE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤personal個人財產➤taxable應納稅的遺產◇assets from your taxable estate來自應納稅遺產的資產VERB + ESTATE➤bequeath (formal) , leave遺贈/遺留遺產給⋯◇The bulk of his estate was bequeathed to his son Jacob.他的大部份遺產都遺贈給了他的兒子雅各布。◇She left her whole estate to her niece.她將全部遺產留給了她的姪女。➤inherit繼承遺產◇She inherited her father's estate.她繼承了父親的遺產。➤own擁有財產◇His personal estate is worth $30 million.他擁有價值 3,000 萬美元的個人財產。➤settle交割財產◇It took seven years to settle the estate.這一財產的交割花了 7 年的時間。ESTATE + VERB➤be valued at sth, be worth sth遺產價值ESTATE + NOUN➤tax (NAmE) 遺產稅◇to transfer estate taxes to the next generation將遺產稅轉移到下一代人身上➤sale地產銷售
estate noun ⇨estate (a housing estate)⇨land1 (a 300-acre estate)⇨legacy (Her estate was left to her daughter.)estate
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estate ♦︎ development ♦︎ projectThese words all mean a group of houses or factories built together in a planned way.这些词均表示住宅区或工业区。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a housing estate / development / project◆a / an industrial / commercial estate / development■estate ɪˈsteɪt [countable] (BrE) an area of land with a lot of houses or factories of the same type on it住宅区;工业区;工厂区◆We're planning to move the business to an industrial estate on the outskirts of the town.我们计划把工厂搬到城区外围的工业区。◆There are around six million people living on council estates(= an area owned by the local council with cheaply rented houses or flats) in Britain.在英国约有600万人住在属地方政府所有的出租房里。ⓘ In American English estate refers to the grounds and buildings of a large country home. Use development.美式英语中的estate指乡村大庄园的土地和建筑,表示住宅区、开发区要用development。■development [countable] a piece of land with new buildings on it新建住宅区;房地产开发区◆The protesters oppose plans to build a commercial development on the site.抗议者反对在这个地方进行商业开发。ⓘ In American English, development is not just used to talk about new buildings; it is used in the same way as estate in British English.在美式英语中,development除了指新建的楼房外,还与英式英语中的estate用法相同◆a luxury residential development一个豪宅区◆We live in a new housing development.我们住在一个新开发的住宅小区里。■project ( ˈhousing project) [countable] (NAmE) a group of apartments built for poor families, usually with government money(通常由政府出资为贫困家庭兴建的)住宅区,住宅群,住宅工程◆She lives in a housing project on the edge of town.她住在城边的贫民住宅区。◆Going into the projects(= a poor district with high-rise apartments) alone can be dangerous.独自一人进入贫民住宅区很危险。