megalopolis
/ˌmeɡəˈlɒpəlɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmeɡəˈlɑːpəlɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌme-gə-ˈlä-pə-ləs/ (ame, mw)
megalopolis — 名詞
- megalopolissingular
- megalopolisesplural
1. an extremely large, densely populated urban area that forms when several cities
都會帶
多個都市相連成的超大城市區域
an extremely large, densely populated urban area that forms when several cities and towns grow together into a single connected region — for example, the corridor of cities between Boston and Washington, D.C., which functions as one continuous built-up zone.
The northeastern megalopolis stretches from Washington to Boston and holds over fifty million people.
這條東北部大都會帶從華盛頓延伸到波士頓，容納了超過五千萬人。
northeastern megalopolis stretches from ... to ...
The São Paulo megalopolis overwhelmed Javier after his quiet childhood in a small mountain town.
聖保羅大都會帶讓 Javier 吃不消，因為他從小在山區小鎮過著安靜的生活。
megalopolis contrasted with a small town upbringing
Unchecked growth could turn the Pearl River Delta into one crowded megalopolis, planners warn.
規劃者警告，無節制的發展可能使珠江三角洲變成一個擁擠的大都會帶。
Fatima crossed the entire megalopolis by train, passing through seven different city centers.
Fatima 搭火車橫跨整個大都會帶，經過了七個不同的市中心。
The Tokyo-Yokohama megalopolis saw cleaner air after the regions shared a subway system.
東京與橫濱組成的大都會帶，在各地區共用一套地鐵系統後，空氣變得更加乾淨。
- conurbation
a technical geography term for a group of towns that have grown into each other; more formal and less common than 'megalopolis'
- metropolitan area
a city and its surrounding suburbs, usually centred on one main city, whereas a megalopolis joins several originally separate cities
- megacity
a single very large city with over 10 million residents, not a chain of merged cities