| 词汇 | conurbation |
| 释义 | conurbation noun[ C ] formaluk /ˌkɒn.əˈbeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌkɑː.nɚˈbeɪ.ʃən/ a city area containing a large number of people, formed by various towns growing and joining together: （由多个城镇扩建连接而成的）大都市，集合城市，大都市圈 the conurbations of Tokyo and Osaka东京和大阪都市圈 Compare sprawlnoundisapproving Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general) aerotropolis anti-city anti-urban backwater boom town Brummie burgher Cantabrigian central city civic garden city metropolitan elite multi-city municipal native place non-municipal open city small-town smoke urbanite conurbation | Business Englishconurbation noun[ C ] mainly UKuk /ˌkɒnəˈbeɪʃən/us a large area including several different cities or large towns that have all grown so much that they are now connected to each other: The largest urban conurbation in Scotland is centred around Glasgow. Examples of conurbationconurbation In the combined young group, a greater majority of speakers believed that the conurbation should not be divided (13 of 16). However, the conurbation was compact, the centre dominated economically, the ancient corporation provided leadership and excellent wholesale markets and the economy was quite different. The same can be said of the metropolitan conurbation in the 1850s when compared to the urban clusters that grew around near-northern cities. The districts were chosen for their geographical spread and to include rural villages, small towns, suburbs and larger conurbations. The capacity to provide information in these conurbations is exceptional in its wealth and complexity, seldom found in other places or in other circumstances. The town chosen should not be on the coast or part of a conurbation as this would complicate geographical migration patterns. Understandably, most works that have examined the middle classes have tended to focus on the 'city' or neighbouring industrial conurbations. But he also insists that policymakers would have been better advised to put money into smaller and less expensive get-away venues, closer to the heart of major conurbations. Fifty-one older people, mainly from an urban area but including some from a rural setting and a conurbation, were interviewed and their stories form a number of cases studies. It will not stay rich and mellow if we do not have adequate development within the conurbations rather than merely within the rural areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I stress that it is a rural district council and not a mighty, wealthy conurbation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The second problem requiring urgent attention is traffic congestion in large conurbations and the concentration of exhaust fumes in cities and intercity transport corridors. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English This is particularly true in the major conurbations and in the corridors between them, where use of radio is naturally most concentrated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am satisfied with current operational procedures which require that such flights should be made over water as far as possible, avoiding large conurbations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The new town is part of the conurbation and was built to provide a focal point for the renewal of that conurbation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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