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