0 an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for different purposes -- （尤指有不同特征或用途的）地带，地区
an earthquake zone 地震带
a nuclear-free zone 无核区
He was charged with driving at 75 mph in a 55 mph zone. 他被指控在限速55英里的区域内驾车时速达到75英里。
This stretch of coast has been designated a danger zone. 这段海岸已被划定为危险地带。
The UN Security Council has established a no-fly zone (= one where aircraft are not permitted to fly). 联合国安全理事会设定了一处禁飞区。
temperate zones 温带
1 to give a special purpose to a particular area, such as an area in a town -- 将…划作特殊区域；指定…为某项用途的区域
The former dockyard has been zoned for industrial use. 以前的造船厂被辟为了工业用地。
A demilitarized zone has been created on the border between the warring countries.
The incident graphically illustrates just how dangerous the situation in the war zone has become.
Journalists may enter the danger zone but unfortunately we cannot guarantee their safety.
The city has declared itself a nuclear-free zone.
The commander-in-chief was given 36 hours to secure a withdrawal of his troops from the combat zone.
Since a and are complex, the problem consists of eight ordinary differential equations subject to eight shock and two boundary conditions in the equilibrium zone.
Time-dependent characterization of the output radiation in a far-field zone was obtained for both free-running and injection-controlled operation with an unstable resonator 1 cavity.
The joint width of zones 2, 3, and 4 is approximately 20% of the spot radius.
