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the scientific study of the earth’s surface, physical features, divisions, products, population, etc. 地理(学) recent work in economic geography 经济地理学的最新研究 cultural/historical/political geography 文化/历史/政治地理 a geography lesson/class/teacher 地理课/课/老师 a degree in geography 地理学学位
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- economic
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the way in which the physical features of a place are arranged 地形;地貌;地势 These streets had a very particular geography. 这些街道有着特殊的地理位置。 the geography of New York City 纽约市的地势 Kim knew the geography of the building and strode along the corridor. 金熟悉这栋建筑物的布局,大步流星地走在走廊上。
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya2The geography of the area makes travel very difficult. 这个地区的地理位置使得旅行非常困难。 The island's geography is very simple. 这个岛的地形很简单。 I wasn't familiar with the geography of the town. 我不熟悉这个城镇的地理。
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the way in which a particular aspect of life or society is influenced by geography or varies according to geography 地理环境 - [countable] (
business )商业 a country, area or region 国家,地区或区域 We are now operational across multiple geographies. 我们现在在多个地区运营。
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French géographie or Latin geographia, from Greek geōgraphia, from gē ‘earth’ + -graphia ‘writing’.