[] a part of a town, a country or the world地区；地域◆an industrial/a residential area工业／住宅区◆She has been appointed area manager for south Wales.她已获任命为南威尔士地区经理。➡territory (1) part of a room, building or particular space that is used for a special purpose（用于某特定目的的）地方，场地◆a parking area停车场◆the hotel reception area酒店接待区a particular subject or activity, or an aspect of it领域；范围；方面◆the areas of training and development培训与发展方面◆Solar energy is one of our core business areas.太阳能是我们的核心业务领域之一。◆My area of expertise(= what I have expert knowledge of and skill in) is computer-aided design.我的专业范围是计算机辅助设计。➡territory (2) assisted area catchment area core area development area dollar area euro area sales area