| 词汇 | gentrify |
| 释义 | gentrify verb[ Toften passive ] disapprovinguk /ˈdʒen.trɪ.faɪ/ us /ˈdʒen.trə.faɪ/ to change a place from being a poor area to a richer one, by people of a higher social class moving to live there: （上层社会的人移居过来而）使（地区）贵族化 The area where I grew up has been all modernized and gentrified, and has lost all its old character.我成长的地方已经整个被现代化和贵族化，完全失去了以前的风貌。 Class & class-consciousness in general anti-bourgeois anti-snob arriviste bougie gentrification go/come down in the worldidiom go/come up in the worldidiom heap petty bourgeois pleb plebby plebeian the bottom of the heapidiom the gentry the petite bourgeoisie the upper crust underclass ungenteel ungentrified upper class Examples of gentrifygentrify Socialists as well as others—have bought houses in those limited gentrified areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They wanted them to become gentrified and to be country landowners with leisure time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An area may go down hill or it may become gentrified (to use a ghastly word). From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their sons were gentrified, went into the professions and ignored industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have pointed out that some of the traditional lorry drivers' cafés have changed their character and become what has been called "gentrified". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What about somebody who lives in a small house in a rundown area that has suddenly become gentrified? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It says that gentrification takes homes from people who badly need them and provides a contrast between the gentrified and people who are living in poverty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As the neighbourhood has gentrified, it has gained citywide, and even international, visibility and support. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In gentrifying communities without strong rent-control laws poor residents are informally evicted when they can not afford the increased rents. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The opposing side, the community saved side, argues that community activity increases when neighborhoods are gentrified because these neighborhoods are being revitalized. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the 1970s, the suburb began to gentrify, with much of the remaining old housing stock being renovated and restored. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although historically a working class community, in recent years the neighborhood has been substantially gentrified. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These changes are echoed by the front cover, whose frontispiece becomes more gentrified. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It dealt with the longings and dreams of a group of children whose neighborhood was being gentrified and who were forced to move out. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The area has been considerably gentrified, due in part to recent investment from the various levels of all governments. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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