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residential [简明英汉词典]
adj.住宅的, 与居住有关的
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compound:
1.A building or buildings, especially a residence or group of residences, set off and enclosed by a barrier.
围地：有围栏隔开或保围的建筑物或建筑群，尤指住宅或居民区
2.An enclosed area used for confining prisoners of war.
集中营：用于囚禁战俘的封闭场所
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community [简明英汉词典](不能用，范围太大)
n.公社, 团体, 社会, (政治)共同体, 共有, 一致, 共同体, (生物)群落
kickjp : 2006-11-28#23
路过！
别搞得太复杂。同意residential block
sannorm : 2006-11-29#24
residential block is good
sannorm : 2006-11-29#25
Residential area
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Residential area in Helena, MontanaA residential area is a type of land use where the predominant use is housing. In areas that are zoned residential, buildings may include single family housing, multiple family housing such as (apartments, duplexes, townhomes (or similar configurations), condominiums) or mobile homes. Zoning for residential use may permit some services or work opportunities or may totally exclude business and industry. It may permit high density land use or only permit low density uses. Residential zoning usually includes a smaller FAR (floor to area ratio) than business, commercial or industrial/manufacturing zoning.
In certain situations residential areas may consist of quite large tracts of land which have no services whatsoever requiring a trip to town in order to fulfill basic needs. Because of the large distances involved most of these numerous trips involve using a motor vehicle. In the case of a land development the pattern of development is usually set forth in the restrictive covenants contained in the deeds to the properties in the development, but may also result from or be reinforced by zoning. Restrictive covenants are not easily changed as the agreement of all property owners (many of whom may not live in the area) may need to be obtained to effect a change.
