urban

英 [ˈɜːbən]

美 [ˈɜːrbən]

adj.  城市的; 都市的; 城镇的

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1749 / COCA.1583

牛津词典

adj.

• 城市的；都市的；城镇的
  connected with a town or city
  1. damage to both urban and rural environments
     对城乡环境的破坏
  2. urban areas
     城镇地区
  3. urban life
     城市生活
  4. urban development (= the process of building towns and cities or making them larger)
     城市发展
  5. 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
  6. efforts to control urban sprawl (= the spread of city buildings into the countryside)
     控制城市扩展的努力

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 城市的；城镇的；都市的
  Urbanmeans belonging to, or relating to, a town or city.
  1. Most of the population is an urban population...
     绝大多数人口都是城镇居民。
  2. Most urban areas are close to a park.
     绝大多数城区附近都有公园。
  3. ...urban planning.
     城市规划

英英释义

adj

• located in or characteristic of a city or city life
  1. urban property owners
  2. urban affairs
  3. urban manners
• relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
  1. urban sociology
  2. urban development

双语例句

• Most urban water supplies in the United States now contain fluoride in varying amounts.
  现在美国大部分城市供水中都存在含量不一的氟化物。
• He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth
  他解释说黄热病的流行恰好减缓了城市的扩张。
• The Minister said the Urban Development Corporation was now transforming the area
  部长声称城市开发公司如今正使该地区改头换面。
• Manchester still suffers from urban blight and unacceptable poverty.
  曼彻斯特仍然受到城区脏乱和严重贫困问题的困扰。
• It seems reasonable to expect rapid urban growth.
  似乎有理由期望城市快速发展。
• They had not been exposed to most diseases common to urban populations
  城市人口中多数常见的疾病他们都没有接触到。
• But a concerted effort has begun to improve the quality of the urban air.
  但是各方已经开始共同努力改善城镇空气质量。
• Boston's traditional drab brick was slow to yield to the modern glass palaces of so many American urban areas.
  波士顿传统而单调的砖石建筑并没有迅速被许多美国城市地区流行的现代玻璃大厦所取代。
• Japan has advanced from a rural, feudal society to an urban, industrial power.
  日本已从封建农业社会发展成一个城市化工业强国。
• Congress has tried dozens of approaches to revitalize decaying urban and rural areas.
  国会已试行过数十种方法来重振正在走向衰败的城乡地区。