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单词 urban
释义
urban
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɜː.bən/us
/ˈɝː.bən/
B2
of or in acityortown:
城市的，城镇的
urbandevelopment城市发展
urbandecay城市衰落
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rural
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  • the urbansprawlofSouthFlorida
  • Thecounciliscommittedto aprogrammeof urbanregeneration.
  • Pollution hasreacheddisturbinglyhighlevelsin some urbanareas.
  • Thespeakergave aninterestingpresentationon urbantransport.
  • Thespeedlimitisstrictlyenforcedon urbanroads.
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Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
  • aerotropolis
  • anti-city
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  • dormitory town
  • garden city
  • Londoner
  • metro
  • municipal
  • retirement community
  • retirement village
  • sanctuary city
  • sister city
  • smoke
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(Definition ofurbanfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

urban| American Dictionary

urban
adjective
us
/ˈɜr·bən/
of or in acityortown:
ManyAmericanswereleavingthefarmfor thepromiseof urbanlife.
Over 82% of Texanslivein urbanareas.
(Definition ofurbanfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

urban| Business English

urban
adjective
uk
/ˈɜːbən/us
relatingtotownsandcities:
anurbanarea/centre/community
urbandecay/development/planning
Thehigh-speedtrainlinkisresponsiblefor one of thebiggesturbanregenerationprojectsin thearea.
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rural
(Definition ofurbanfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofurban

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Instead, they focused on the dominanturbanhealth discourse surrounding reducing the cases of contagious diseases and improving hygiene.
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Theseurbanredevelopment measures caused the city to spread into surrounding areas.
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In every chapter the narrative is given colour by local case studies fromurbanand rural congregations, brief vignettes of church leaders and telling incidents.
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The same was not true, and was not supposed to be true, inurbanareas where the need for employer housing was greater.
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Access to the services of these systems was extremely limited, often to anurbanpopulation.
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Possibly, thisurbanmarket absorbed part of the area's rural workforce, thereby lightening the pressure on those who sought access to arable land.
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At the same time,urbanlife-styles and the acquisition of new rights and opportunities radically changed women's expectations and collective self-image.
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Over two-thirds ofurbanair pollution is generated by transportation, while virtually all the remainder are due to other petroleum-using activities.
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In some respects, this is surprising, asurbanplanning had existed on an institutional basis only since the early twentieth century.
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However, this process also encouraged elements withinurbansociety to define themselves in opposition to rival 'communities' within their own walls.
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Finally, it was not until the early 1960s that the growth pole did achieve slight development of industry inurbanperiphery.
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Secondly, they actively carried out and published social surveys ofurbanpoverty.
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This is by no means just a phenomenon restricted tourbanpoverty.
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The richness of interpretation shown here is a model for otherurbanstudies.
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Theurbanaverage income is reduced by 1.5 per cent at the end of the simulation period.
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