单词Sunbelt
na.: 〈美〉阳光地带
网络: 阳光带；尚派；阳关地带
阳光地带（美国南部和西南部地区，全年大部分时间气候温暖）:
the southern and south-western parts of the US that are warm for most of the year
阳光地带,指美国南部和西南部从弗吉尼亚州至加利福尼亚州一带,因气候温暖,阳光充足而得名
The only state in the sunbelt to lose a seat is Louisiana, which has suffered two hurricanes.
阳光地带（即南部地区）只有一个州会丢失席位，那就是路易斯安那州，它遭遇了两次飓风袭击。
In areas hit hardest, especially cities in Sunbelt states, foreclosed homes often sell at half the price.
在住房市场遭受重创的地区，尤其是在美国南部和西南诸州，止赎房屋通常都是按照半价出售。
It moved the Republicans" centre of gravity from the north-east to the sunbelt and from the country club to the evangelical church.
该势力促成一大批前民主党员皈依共和党，将后者的重心从东北部移往南部各州、从乡间俱乐部移至福音教堂；
The Sunbelt (the southern states) has many retirement communities.
TheSunbelt（南方的几个州）有许多退休社区。例如。
All the other cities in the top ten were also in the sunbelt.
排名前十的其他城市也都位于南方的阳光地带。
True enough, but those things don"t distinguish Houston from other Sun Belt cities.
事实的确如此，但并未道出休斯敦与阳光地带（SunBelt）其他城市的区别。
The sunbelt, in contrast, was home to eight of the ten states with the highest concentration of youth.
相比之下，这些阳光地带过去占了青少年聚集程度最高的前十个州中的八个名额。
In the Sunbelt states competition for land and water will intensify .
在阳光充足地带的一些州，对土地和水的争夺会很激烈。
Schulman, Bruce. From Cotton Belt to Sunbelt: Federal Policy, Economic Development and the Transformation of the South, 1938-1980. 1991.
《从产棉带到日照带：1938-1980年代的联邦政策，经济发展和南方改造》1991。
The New Urban America: Growth and Politics in Sunbelt Cities
新城市美国：阳光带城市的成长和政治