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heartland

/hahrt-land, -luhnd/US // ˈhɑrtˌlænd, -lənd //UK // (ˈhɑːtˌlænd) //

心脏地带,心脏地区,中心地带,中心区

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, especially a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.
    • : any central area, as of a state, nation, or continent: a vineyard in California's heartland.

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Examples

  • What happened to Chowchilla is the story of a generation-defining crime that briefly shook the world, and the ripple effects it had on the state’s heartland.

  • The heartland, then as now, is almost a different state, with different fears.

  • The manufacturing heartland of the Midwest and the Northeast experienced a massive wave of deindustrialization.

  • Both the baseball and softball championships have become marquee events in the heartland cities that host them, with large sellout crowds, and drawing similar audiences on ESPN.

  • Breanna Stewart logged in from the industrial heartland of Russia, resting her head on a table as she listened.

  • The cities of the heartland came into existence, first and foremost, as economic entities.

  • In 1994, Rastetter founded Heartland Pork enterprises, ultimately becoming the second largest pork producer in Iowa.

  • Thus, any Iraqi army offensive in the Sunni Arab heartland is unlikely to succeed without local partners.

  • Rep. Dana Rohrabacher had an odd warning last week for the Heartland Institute.

  • Throughout the Sunni heartland, the government has simply imploded.

  • It was the only area of the heartland—except for the top level casinos—open to every citizen without restriction.