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Urban People Town Adjective Cities Live 英 ɜːbən] 美

英语单词 urban
英美音标 英 ['ɜːbən] 美 ['ɜːrbən]
中文释义 adj.城市的;都市的
英语例句 (1) In some developing countries more and more people are migrating to urban areas.
(2) The quality of urban living has been damaged by excessive noise levels.
(3) You can find out many advantages in urban life.
中文例句 (1) 在某些发展中的国家,越来越多的人向市区迁移。
(2) 城市生活的质量已被过度的噪音所破坏。
(3) 你会发现都市生活中有许多便利之处。
vocabulary简明 Use the adjective urban to refer to cities or people who live in cities. It carries a suggestion of grittiness––urban style involves darker colors.
vocabulary扩展 The terms city and town are sometimes used inconsistently. If it is large enough, a town is considered to be an urban area. Communities where people live outside cities are called suburban. Urban is from a Latin adjective formed from urbs "city."
柯林斯解释
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[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

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