central business district
noun[C]
geographyspecialized(alsoCentral Business District)uk/ˌsen.trəl ˈbɪz.nɪs ˌdɪs.trɪkt/us/ˌsen.trəl ˈbɪz.nɪs ˌdɪs.trɪkt/(abbreviationCBD)thepartof acityortownwhere mostofficesandbusinessesare:
中央商务区Everybusinessday, 6.7 millioncommuterscrowdinto Manhattan'scentralbusinessdistrict.每个工作日都有670万上班族涌入曼哈顿的中央商务区。
- Officespacein Philadelphia'scentralbusinessdistrictwent for $27.24persquarefoot.
- Thecompanybeganmoving3,000employeesfrom anoutlyingsuburbto newheadquartersin thecentralbusinessdistrict.
- Lunchtimeconcertsandweekendeventscouldcreateawelcomingenvironmentin themiddleof thecentralbusinessdistrict.
- Mostcitiesgainedpopulationintheircentralbusinessdistrictsin the 1990s.
- Thepictureshowedthe hurricane-battered Dominion Tower in New Orleans'CentralBusiness District.
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