单词conurbation
n.: （有卫星城镇的）大都市
网络: 集合城市；有卫星城的大都市；城市聚集区
（有卫星城镇的）大都市，集合城市:
a large area where towns have grown and joined together, often around a city
大市区
都市组合
有卫星城镇的城市
(由中心大城市及卫星城镇构成的)集合城市
复数：conurbations
n.urban areabuilt-up areaurban sprawlcitymetropolis
Yes, it would be interesting to see how these phone patterns tie up with existing urban conurbation patterns.
是的，探讨这些电话通话模式和现有的都市卫星城模式之间的联系紧密程度，会很有趣。
The setting is Mr Gould"s hometown of Woking, but it could be any new commuter conurbation or unfashionable suburb.
这些区域所在的地方是古尔德先生正在崛起的家乡，但也可能是任何新兴的通勤卫星城市或者老式的郊区。
Take Middlesbrough, a city in the northern Teesside conurbation.
拿米德尔斯堡来说，它属于北方蒂塞得城市圈中的一个。
Whereas East Wales is just next to the West Midlands conurbation.
另外，东威尔士本来就紧挨着西米德兰兹的都市。
"I want to make dairy farming more attractive than going to work in Harbin city, " he says, referring to the nearest big conurbation.
“我希望让养牛变得比去哈尔滨工作更吸引人。”哈尔滨是距离双城最近的大城市。