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ur·ban·ized (also urbanised British English) /ˈɜːbənaɪzd $ ˈɜːr-/ adjective  1  SGTOWNan urbanized country or area has a lot of houses, factories, shops, offices etc 〔国家或地区〕城市化的，都市化的 the most heavily urbanized regions 城市化程度最高的地区2  in an urbanized society, there are a lot of people who live and work in towns and cities 〔社会〕城市化的，都市化的 During the 19th century, Britain became the world’s first modern urbanized society. 在 19 世纪，英国成为世界上第一个现代的城市化社会。 —urbanization /ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌɜːrbənə-/ noun [uncountable] the transformation of the social structure by urbanization 由城市化引起的社会结构转变

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urbanized• The more centralized, urbanized and mechanized a society becomes, the less control we have and the more violence is bred.• We must start from where we are, as urbanized humanity.• The high overall density reflects the urbanized nature of the population.• During the nineteenth century Britain became the world's first modern urbanized society.

ur·ban·ized adjectiveChineseSyllable  

or factories, a of Corpus houses, an country has urbanized area lot

urbanized
ur‧ban‧ized (also urbanised British English) /ˈɜːbənaɪzd $ ˈɜːr-/ adjective
1. an urbanized country or area has a lot of houses, factories, shops, offices etc:
    the most heavily urbanized regions
2. in an urbanized society, there are a lot of people who live and work in towns and cities:
    During the 19th century, Britain became the world’s first modern urbanized society.
—urbanization /ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌɜːrbənə-/ noun [uncountable]:
    the transformation of the social structure by urbanization

ur·ban·ized (BrE also ur·ban·ised) BrE /ˈɜːbənaɪzd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɜːrbənaɪzd/ 🔊 adjective(of an area, a country, etc. 地区、国家等) having a lot of towns, streets, factories, etc. rather than countryside 城市化的(of people 人) living and working in towns and cities rather than in the country 生活于城市的；在都市工作的◆an increasingly urbanized society城镇居民日益增加的社会▸ ur·ban·iza·tion, ur·ban·isa·tion BrE /ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɜːrbənəˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]