gentrify
verb [usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gentrify | |
| he / she / it gentrifies | |
| past simple gentrified | |
| past participle gentrified | |
| -ing form gentrifying |
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 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