2N-PLURAL 外省(首都以外的地区)The provinces are all the parts of a country except the part where the capital is situated. 外省(首都以外的地区)
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。
3N-SING [with poss](兴趣、知识、责任的)范围,领域 If you say that a subject or activity is a particular person's province, you mean that this person has a special interest in it, a special knowledge of it, or a special responsibility for it. (兴趣、知识、责任的)范围,领域
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。
Industrial research is the province of the Department of Trade and Industry.
1region區域ADJECTIVE➤northern, southern, etc.北部、南部等省份▸➤central, coastal, frontier, remote中部/沿海/邊疆/偏遠省份◇the central province of Ghor古爾中部的省份➤autonomous自治省province
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2the provinces (BrE) not the capital city首都以外的地方VERB + THE PROVINCES | PREPOSITIONVERB + THE PROVINCES➤tour在外省巡迴◇The show is currently touring the provinces with a new cast.該節目目前正以新的演員陣容在各省巡迴演出。PREPOSITION➤from the province來自外省◇She's from the provinces and not familiar with Rome.她來自外省,對羅馬不熟悉。➤in the province在外省◇There are a number of press agencies based in London and in the provinces.在倫敦和外省設有一些通訊社。province
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3 (formal) person's area of knowledge/responsibility學問或職責的範圍ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROVINCE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤exclusive, sole獨家範圍◇Love should no longer be the sole province of the poet.愛情應該不再是詩人的獨有領域。VERB + PROVINCE➤become成為職責範圍➤remain仍然是興趣範圍➤consider sth as, regard sth as把⋯作為專有領域◇Creativity was once considered the province of a chosen few.創造力一度被認為是少數人獨有的才華。◇Spirituality is no longer regarded as the exclusive province of organized religion.靈性已不再被視為有組織的宗教的專屬領域。PHRASES➤once the province of...曾經是⋯的專屬◇Once the province of IT departments, these devices are emerging as consumer products.這些裝置曾經是信息技術部門的專屬,但現在正作為消費品而出現。