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单词 megacity
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Definition of megacity in English:

megacity

nounPlural megacitiesˈmɛɡəsɪtiˈmeɡəsədē
  • A very large city, typically one with a population of over ten million people.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even in the most sophisticated urbanized area of a megacity, every human being is utterly dependent on the generosity of nature.
    • The 12 pension funds are the leftover from the formation of the megacity.
    • The growing prevalence of megacities means that they are extremely important to marketers in all kinds of industries.
    • Air pollution was once primarily the scourge of megacities like London, where coal smoke killed 4,000 people over one week in 1952.
    • Like Tremblay, he promises to help municipalities wiped out by the megacity maintain their sense of community.
    • The megacities become the main areas of population within America.
    • I had planned to spend my first Saturday-night in the megacity up in my almost double bed watching something interesting in the telly.
    • The speed by which some mega-cities are growing has slowed.
    • Almost all of the mega-cities face major fresh water challenges.
    • Besides, in the next 15 years, Bangalore is slated to be counted among the 20 megacities of the world.
    • By 2015, there will be 33 mega-cities, 27 of them in the developing world.
    • Hence, the two megacities in the Montreal region suffered devastating defeats.
    • Prior to amalgamation, five of the six municipalities that would make up the megacity ran their own shelters.
    • In all, 51 of 86 former municipalities in the merged megacities managed to obtain enough signatures.
    • This is the ominous new era of doublespeak about land-use planning in the megacity.
    • In March 2001, Toronto works staff gave five transfer stations around the megacity the green light to accept electronics in their collection duties.
    • It has become a mega-city, without proper infrastructure or human resources.
    • For the past 10 years, Shanghai officials have spent billions on what rightly is a contender for the first mega-city of the new millenium.
    • In three decades covering the Middle East, I have watched it evolve from a largely rural society to a realm of teeming megacities.
    • The United Nations coined the term megacity in the 1970s to describe metropolises with 10 million or more residents.

Rhymes

banditti, bitty, chitty, city, committee, ditty, gritty, intercity, kitty, nitty-gritty, Pitti, pity, pretty, slitty, smriti, spitty, vittae, witty
 
 

Definition of megacity in US English:

megacity

nounˈmeɡəsədē
  • A very large city, typically one with a population of over ten million people.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The megacities become the main areas of population within America.
    • Even in the most sophisticated urbanized area of a megacity, every human being is utterly dependent on the generosity of nature.
    • Prior to amalgamation, five of the six municipalities that would make up the megacity ran their own shelters.
    • The speed by which some mega-cities are growing has slowed.
    • For the past 10 years, Shanghai officials have spent billions on what rightly is a contender for the first mega-city of the new millenium.
    • I had planned to spend my first Saturday-night in the megacity up in my almost double bed watching something interesting in the telly.
    • Like Tremblay, he promises to help municipalities wiped out by the megacity maintain their sense of community.
    • Almost all of the mega-cities face major fresh water challenges.
    • It has become a mega-city, without proper infrastructure or human resources.
    • The growing prevalence of megacities means that they are extremely important to marketers in all kinds of industries.
    • Besides, in the next 15 years, Bangalore is slated to be counted among the 20 megacities of the world.
    • By 2015, there will be 33 mega-cities, 27 of them in the developing world.
    • In March 2001, Toronto works staff gave five transfer stations around the megacity the green light to accept electronics in their collection duties.
    • The 12 pension funds are the leftover from the formation of the megacity.
    • In all, 51 of 86 former municipalities in the merged megacities managed to obtain enough signatures.
    • The United Nations coined the term megacity in the 1970s to describe metropolises with 10 million or more residents.
    • This is the ominous new era of doublespeak about land-use planning in the megacity.
    • In three decades covering the Middle East, I have watched it evolve from a largely rural society to a realm of teeming megacities.
    • Air pollution was once primarily the scourge of megacities like London, where coal smoke killed 4,000 people over one week in 1952.
    • Hence, the two megacities in the Montreal region suffered devastating defeats.
 
 
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