[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]城市的;城镇的;都市的Urban means belonging to, or relating to, a town or city.
[usu ADJ n]
Most of the population is an urban population...
绝大多数人口都是城镇居民。
Most urban areas are close to a park.
绝大多数城区附近都有公园。
...urban planning.
城市规划
Oxford
urban★/ˈɜːbən; NAmEˈɜːrbən/adjective[usually before noun ]1★connected with a town or city 城市的;都市的;城镇的◆damage to both urban and rural environments对城乡环境的破坏◆urban areas城镇地区◆urban life城市生活◆urban development (= the process of building towns and cities or making them larger)城市发展◆urban renewal/regeneration(= the process of improving the buildings, etc. in the poor parts of a town or city)城市环境更新◆efforts to control urban sprawl(= the spread of city buildings into the countryside)控制城市向乡村延伸的努力☞compare
rural
2connected with types of music such as rhythm and bluesand reggaethat are played by black musicians 都市音乐的,城市音乐的(如节奏布鲁斯音乐、雷盖音乐)◆today's urban music scene当今的城市音乐圈◆urban radio shows城市音乐广播节目urban/ˈɜːbən; NAmEˈɜːrbən/
LDC
urbanur‧ban /ˈɜːbən $ ˈɜːr-/ ●●○W2 adjective [only before noun]
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1relating to towns and citiesOPP rural → suburban: unemployment in urban areas the deprived sections of the urban population► see thesaurus at
city
2relating to music such as rap,R & B,reggae etc that is mainly played by black singers and musicians
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