catchment area

英 [ˈkætʃmənt eəriə]

美 [ˈkætʃmənt eriə]

n.  (学校的)招生地区; (医院等的)服务地区; 汇水区; 汇水面积

牛津词典

noun

• （学校的）招生地区；（医院等的）服务地区
  the area from which a school takes its students, a hospital its patients, etc.
• 汇水区；汇水面积
  the area from which rain flows into a particular river or lake

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (学校的)招生地区;(医院等的)服务地区
  Thecatchment area ofa school, hospital, or other service is the area that it serves.
  1. ...the catchment areas of the district general hospitals.
     地区综合医院的服务范围
• (地理学上河流的)集水区域，汇水面积
  In geography, thecatchment areaof a river is the area of land from which water flows into the river.

英英释义

noun

• the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
  1. flood control in the Missouri basin
  Synonym:river basinbasinwatersheddrainage basincatchment basindrainage area

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