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

• Wanton violence is now becoming a regular feature of urban life.
  肆无忌惮的暴行在城市生活中越来越司空见惯。
• 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。
• His parents are trying to make up to him for the restrictions of urban living
  他的父母正试图弥补他在城市生活的局限。
• Urban dwellers often accept noise as part of city life
  城市居民常将噪音当成城市生活的一部分。
• School crime and violence cuts across urban, rural and suburban areas.
  城市、乡村和郊区都出现了校园犯罪和校园暴力现象。
• Urban planners in practice have to take account of many interest groups in society.
  城市规划人员在实际工作中必须把社会各利益集团都考虑在内。
• The whole urban sprawl of Ankara contains over 2.6m people.
  安卡拉整个肆意扩展的城区容纳了260多万人口。
• The government recognised there were problems in urban areas but these could never be an excuse for lawless behaviour.
  政府承认市区存在问题，但决不可拿这些作为不法行为的借口。
• Those wishing to study urban development have a ready-made example on their doorstep
  那些想要研究城市发展的人眼下就有一个十分现成的范例。
• 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。