Word · Frequency #16675
conurbations
集合城市;大都市圈
conurbations is the plural of conurbation.
核心释义
a large continuous urban area formed by towns and cities expanding and merging with each other
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由城市扩张形成的连绵都市群。
A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.
由城市扩张形成的连绵都市群。;大都市;集合城市
用法In use
Many people commute into the conurbation every morning for work.
用法提示:conurbation 为名词,指多个城市连成的大都市区,作介词 into 的宾语。
Over the years, the nearby villages expanded until they formed one huge conurbation.
用法提示:conurbation 为名词,在句中作 formed 的宾语,表示由多个村庄扩展形成的集合城市。
The new high-speed railway runs through the entire conurbation, linking its main cities.
用法提示:conurbation 为名词,作介词 through 的宾语,指整个大都市圈。
a conurbation of [plural noun]
of 后接复数名词,强调多个聚落连成一片连续的城市区域。
The area is a conurbation of many small towns and cities.
这个地区是由许多小城镇和城市组成的集合城市。
the [place name] conurbation
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- major conurbation
- 大型集合城市
- This major conurbation is home to over ten million people.这个大型集合城市居住着一千多万人。
- industrial conurbation
- 工业集合城市
- Many industrial conurbations grew up around coal mines.许多工业集合城市都是围绕煤矿发展起来的。
- sprawling conurbation
- 扩展蔓延的集合城市
- The city has become a sprawling conurbation with no clear center.这座城市已发展成一个没有明确中心的扩展蔓延的集合城市。
- densely populated conurbation
- 人口密集的集合城市
- This densely populated conurbation faces serious housing problems.这个人口密集的集合城市面临严重的住房问题。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
由 con(共同)+ urb(城市)联想:多个城市连成一体,形成大都市圈。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:城市规划、人口统计、地理学文献 conurbation 是较正式的术语,通常用于城市规划、人口统计或学术地理讨论中,日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 conurbation /ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃən/ 押韵(重音都在 /eɪ/ 上,末尾为 /ʃən/)的有 perturbation、incubation、vibration、nation。注意 urban /ˈɜːbən/ 和 suburb /ˈsʌbɜːb/ 拼写含 -urb-,但读音与 conurbation 不同,不押韵。
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