provinces
n. 省份；地方；职权（province 的复数形式）
例句
The four provinces are riven by deep family and tribal conflicts.
这四个省被深重的家族和部落纠纷弄得四分五裂。
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The government plans to transfer some 30,000 government jobs from Paris to the provinces.
政府计划将30000个政府职位从巴黎下放到外省去。
Although geographically linked, the two provinces have long fought for political ascendancy.
尽管地理相连，这两个省长久以来都在为政治优势而竞争。
