"they lived on the outskirts of Houston"
"they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd"
1.市郊;郊区
The outskirts of a city or town are the parts of it that are farthest away from its centre.
e.g. Hours later we reached theoutskirts of New York.
我们几小时后到达了纽约市郊。
1. 郊外:grounds(建筑物周围的)庭院,场地 |outskirts郊外 | pains费心,辛苦