gentrify
verb /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ/
/ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ/
[usually passive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they gentrify | /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ/ /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it gentrifies | /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪz/ /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple gentrified | /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪd/ /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle gentrified | /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪd/ /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form gentrifying | /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- to improve an area of a town or city so that it attracts people of a higher social class than before
使（地区、人等）贵族化；对（地区、人等）进行改造以适应较高阶层的人 - be gentrified Old working-class areas of the city are being gentrified.
这个城市里劳工阶层居住的老城区正在进行改造以迎合较高阶层人士。
- be gentrified Old working-class areas of the city are being gentrified.
- to improve somebody's manners or way of life so they become acceptable to people of a higher social class than before
使（地区、人等）贵族化；对（地区、人等）进行改造以适应较高阶层的人 - (be) gentrified a gentrified Irish American
绅士化了的爱尔兰裔美国人。
- (be) gentrified a gentrified Irish American