conurbation

/ˌkɒnəˈbeɪʃən/ /ˌkɑnɚˈbeɪʃən/

Meanings

noun

大都市圈，城市群。

A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.

Examples :

"The Boston-Washington D.C. area is a large conurbation, where many cities and towns have grown together into one continuous urban area. "

波士顿-华盛顿特区一带是一个庞大的大都市圈，许多城市和城镇已经扩张连接在一起，形成了一片连续的城市区域。

Related Words

cities noun

/ˈsɪtiz/

城市，都市

"São Paulo is the largest city in South America."

圣保罗是南美洲最大的城市，也是一个特大都市。

communities noun

/kəˈmjuːnɪtiz/

社区，社群。

""Different immigrant communities in the city often maintain their own unique cultural traditions and languages." "

城市里不同的移民社群常常保留着他们自己独特的文化传统和语言。

sprawl noun

/spɹɔːl/

瘫坐，伸展的姿势

"The child's sprawl on the floor was so big, it took up half the living room. "

那个孩子在地上瘫坐的姿势太大了，占了客厅的一半。

created verb

/kɹiˈeɪtɪd/

创造，创建，制造

"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."

你可以通过混合黄色和红色来创造橙色。

where noun

/wɛə(ɹ)/ /wɛəɹ/

地方，场所

"A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."

一篇好的文章会涵盖人物（谁）、事件（什么）、时间（何时）、地点（何地）、原因（为何）和方式（如何）。

built verb

/ˈbɪlt/

建造，构建。

"The students built a model airplane from cardboard and glue. "

学生们用纸板和胶水建造了一个飞机模型。

continuous adjective

/kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/

连续的，持续的.

"a continuous current of electricity"

一种持续不断的电流 (Yī zhǒng chíxù bùduàn de diànliú.)

result noun

/ɹɪˈzʌlt/

结果，后果，成果.

"the result of a course of action; the result of a mathematical operation"

一项行动的结果; 一项数学运算的成果

together adjective

/təˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /təˈɡɛðɚ/

有条理的, 井井有条的。

"The teacher's lesson plan was together, covering all the key concepts logically. "

老师的教案很有条理，逻辑清晰地涵盖了所有关键概念。

urban adjective

/ˈɜːbən/ /ˈɝbən/

城市的，都市的.

"The urban school district had many more students than the rural one. "

这个城市的学区学生人数比乡村学区多得多。

large noun

/ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ /ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/

二全音符

"The music teacher explained that a "large" is a very long note, longer than a breve. "

音乐老师解释说，“二全音符”是一种非常长的音符，比全音符还要长。

aggregation noun

/æɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/

聚集，集合

"The aggregation of student scores showed a significant improvement in math this year. "

今年学生数学成绩的聚集情况显示出了显著的提高。