urbanize
UK/'ə:bənaiz/US/'ә:bәnaiz/
TOEFLB2
释义
v.
To make a place more urban; to develop into a city or town
使城市化；（使）都市化
词根拆分
词根派生urban城市
+
-ize使成为，变成
=urbanize
urban + -ize（使……）= 使某物变得城市化。urbanization 背后的动词。
例句
- 1.
The region urbanized quickly once the railway arrived.
铁路通达后，这一地区迅速城市化。
- 2.
Governments often struggle to urbanize areas without displacing farmers.
政府往往难以在不让农民流离失所的情况下推进城市化。