单词 | suburban sprawl |
释义 | > as lemmassuburban sprawl suburban sprawl n. the rapid and uncontrolled expansion of a suburban area into the surrounding countryside; an area characterized by this; cf. urban sprawl n. at urban adj. and n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > suburb > unsightly suburban sprawl1938 subtopia1955 slurb1962 1938 Times 10 June 10/2 If these new developments were well placed..they would waste much less agricultural land and spoil far less country than the unregulated suburban sprawl that is happening to-day. 1958 Listener 19 June 1022/3 The transformation of most of the country into a gigantic suburban sprawl. 1972 Country Life 6 Jan. 18/1 The suburban sprawl that characterises much of the eastern seaboard of the northern United States. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 6 Aug. iv. 3/1 Supporters..say higher-density land use in cities is one key to easing suburban sprawl. < as lemmas |
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