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【TED】Vishaan Chakrabarti: How we can design timeless cities for our collective future (How we can design timeless cities for our collective future | Vishaan Chakrabarti)
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林宜悉 posted on 2018/07/16Ever wonder why cities around the world start to look the same? Vishaan Chakrabarti explores how we can design cities that are both timeless and unique, tackling issues like affordable housing and transit-oriented development. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and learn about complex sentence structures while discovering fascinating ideas for our urban future!
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US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/
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UK /prə'ses/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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US /ˈæksɛs/
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UK /'ækses/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
- Transitive Verb
- To be able to use or have permission to use
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US /ˈɪnstəns/
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- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An example of something; case
- An occurrence of something.
- Transitive Verb
- To give as an example of something else
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US /spɛkˈtækjəlɚ/
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UK /spekˈtækjələ(r)/
- Adjective
- Impressive or out of the ordinary
- Noun
- A lavish or elaborate display or performance.
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