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an area of public land in a town or a city where people go to walk, play and relax 公园 Hyde Park 海德公园 - in the park
We went for a walk in the park. 我们去公园散了散步。 A public park will be built around the complex. 一个公共公园将建在建筑群周围。 a park bench 公园的长凳 the park entrance/gates 公园入口/大门
Culture parksparksBritish towns and cities have at least one municipal park, where people go to relax, lie in the sun, have picnics, walk their dogs and play games. Most US city and town governments also provide parks. They are open to anybody free of charge. The most famous parks in Britain include Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London. In the US, New York's Central Park is the best known. Open-air events, such as plays and concerts, are sometimes held in these parks.Most British parks were created in the 19th century, when more people moved into the towns. Some still have a rather old-fashioned, formal atmosphere, with paths to walk on, seats or benches, tidy lawns, flower beds and trees. There are sometimes signs that say: ‘Keep off the grass’. A few parks have a bandstand, a raised platform on which brass bands play occasionally during the summer. Most parks are protected by fences and gates which are locked each evening.Many parks have a children's playground with swings and roundabouts. Larger parks have a sports field, tennis courts and sometimes a boating lake. In the US softball diamonds are marked on the grass and in Britain there are goalposts for football. Large parks may have picnic tables and, in the US, barbecues (= places where you can make a fire to cook food). In the US it is usually illegal to drink alcohol in a park.In the UK there are country parks, large areas of grass and woodland (= land covered with trees), where people can go for long walks. Some country parks charge people to go in. Many have nature trails where people can see interesting plants, birds or animals. National parks, such as Snowdonia in Wales, are areas of great beauty protected by the government. In the US there are both state parks and national parks. Many provide a safe place for wild animals to live.Extra Examplessee also country park, forest park, national park, royal parkThey go to the park most Sunday afternoons. 绝大多数的周日下午他们都去公园。 We met in Central Park. 我们在中央公园见面。 a cafe overlooking the park 一家可俯瞰公园的咖啡厅 I work as a ranger in the city's park system. 我的工作是城市系统的管理员。 a park managed by the Department of Parks and Recreation 一个由公园休闲管理局管理的公园
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- local
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(in compounds 构成复合词 an area of land used for a particular purpose 专用区；园区 a business/science park 商业／科学园区 a wildlife park 野生动物园 a park ranger 公园管理员 She lives in a trailer park in Tucson, Arizona. 她住在亚利桑那州图森的一个拖车公园里。
Extra ExamplesThe lion was shot dead by a park ranger. 那头狮子被公园管理员用枪打死了。 an indoor park for skateboarders 室内滑板运动场
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- local
- neighbourhood/neighborhood
- city
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- go to
- visit
- design
- …
- bench
- entrance
- boundary
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- at a/the park
- in a/the park
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(in the UK) an area of land, usually with fields and trees, attached to a large country house （英国）庄园，庭院 The cottage is set within the park of a country house. 那间小屋位于一栋乡间别墅的庄园里。 The houses and parks in Georgian Sussex represented leisured society at its peak. 格鲁吉亚苏塞克斯郡的房屋和公园代表了休闲社会的顶峰。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- local
- neighbourhood/neighborhood
- city
- …
- go to
- visit
- design
- …
- bench
- entrance
- boundary
- …
- at a/the park
- in a/the park
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a piece of land for playing sports, especially baseball 运动场；（尤指）棒球场 With a mighty swing he hit the ball right out of the park. 他用力一挥把球打出了球场。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- local
- neighbourhood/neighborhood
- city
- …
- go to
- visit
- design
- …
- bench
- entrance
- boundary
- …
- at a/the park
- in a/the park
- the park[singular] (British English)
a football (soccer) or rugby field 足球场；橄榄球场 the fastest man on the park 足球场上速度最快的人
see also motor park
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French parc, from medieval Latin parricus, of Germanic origin; related to German Pferch ‘pen, fold’, also to paddock. The word was originally a legal term designating land held by royal permission for keeping game animals: this was enclosed and therefore distinct from a forest or chase, and (also unlike a forest) had no special laws or officers. A military sense ‘space occupied by artillery, wagons, stores, etc., in an encampment’ (late 17th cent.) is the origin of the verb sense (mid 19th cent.) and of sense (2) (early 20th cent.).