/ˈsʌbɜ:b ||; ˈsʌbɝb/noun [C] an area where people live that is outside the central part of a town or city 郊区；市郊: Most people live in the suburbs and work in the centre of town. 大多数人在郊区居住，在市中心工作。 ➔suburban /səˈbɜ:bən ||; səˈbɝbən/ adj ☞People often think of life in the suburbs as dull, so suburban sometimes means ‘dull and uninteresting’. 人们常觉得郊区生活乏味，所以suburban一词有时意味着“枯燥乏味”。 ➔suburbia /səˈbɜ:biə ||; səˈbɝbɪə/ noun [U]