Wordiyopurlieu
🇬🇧 UK/'pә:lju:/🇺🇸 US
GRE
Definitions
n.
The outskirts or surrounding area of a place; a person's usual haunts or neighborhood.
（某地的）周边地区，附近地带；常去的地方
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishpurlieuother
=purlieu
Common Collocations
- 1.purlieus of the city城市周边地带
- 2.[familiar purlieus]熟悉的常去之处
- 3.in the purlieus of在……附近地带
Example Sentences
- 1.
He spent his evenings wandering the purlieus of the old harbor district.
- 2.
The café was located in the purlieus of the university, popular with students.