catchment area

英 ['kætʃmənteəriə] 美 ['kætʃmənteriə]

• n. 汇水区；汇水面积；（学校、医院等的）服务区域、责任区域

英英释义

Noun:

1. the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet;

   "flood control in the Missouri basin"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The problem of soaring prices stems from a lack of new housing and strong incentives to live in the catchment areas of the best schools.
   物价飞涨的问题的根源，在于新房短缺以及人们想住在最好学校招生地区的这种强大动机。

近反义词

【近义词】

• watershed 流域
• drainage basin <美>流域
• catchment basin 汇水盆地
• basin 脸盆
• drainage area 流域
• River basin 流域