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megalopolis

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ˌmeɡəˈlɑːpəlɪs
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释义

n. 特大都市;人口稠密地带 [ 复数 megalopolises或megalopoli ]

例句

This 'megalopolis' was reported to be composed of 360 million workers and a million queens living in 4,500 interconnected nests across a territory of 2.7 square kilometres.
据报道,这个“特大城市”由3.6亿只工蚁和100万名蚁后组成,他们居住在4500个相互连接的巢穴中,这些巢穴分布在2.7平方公里的土地上。
How, then, can important parcels reach their destinations in a squalid megalopolis of the future?
那么,在未来这些乌烟瘴气的大都市里,重要的包裹如何还能到达目的地呢?
The city continues to multiply demographically: some 10 million people now live in the center or in the suburbs of this megalopolis.
城市人口仍然继续增长,如今,约有1000万人居住在这个大都市的市中心或是郊区地区。

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Turns out that this seemingly small settlementwas actually an ancient urban megalopolis,26 square kilometers in size,
Eventually, a high-speed rail network may connect the entire Pacific spine.America's northeastern megalopolis begins in Boston through New Yorkand Philadelphia to Washington.
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