urbanization
UK/,ə:bənai'zeiʃən/US/.ә:bәnai'zeiʃәn/
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Definitions
n.
The process by which towns and cities grow as people move from rural areas into them
城市化；都市化
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedurbancity
+
-izeto make, to become
+
-ationact, process, state
=urbanization
urban (of the city) + -ize (make) + -ation (the process of) = 'the process of making things city-like.' In practice it names the historic movement of populations out of the countryside and into growing cities.
Common Collocations
- 1.rapid urbanization快速城市化
- 2.accelerated urbanization加速城市化
- 3.unplanned urbanization无规划城市化
- 4.the pace of urbanization城市化的速度
Example Sentences
- 1.
Rapid urbanization has strained the city's water and power supply.
- 2.
Urbanization in the region accelerated after the factories opened.
- 3.
Many countries are still in the early stages of urbanization.