柯林斯词典catchment area (catchment areas) 1. N-COUNT In geography, the catchment area of a river is the area of land from which water flows into the river. 下游区[技术] 返回 catchment area剑桥词典the area served by a school （学校的）招生地区；（医院的）服务地区，管片区域 They want their son to go to St Mary's, but they're not in the catchment area . 他们想让儿子上圣玛丽学校，但是他们的家不在学校的招生地区内。 返回 catchment area