| 单词 | gentrifying |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈgentrifying ˈgentrifying adj. (a) that makes an area more middle class; (b) of an area: that is becoming more middle class. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [adjective] > gentrifying gentrifying1977 1977 Evening Standard 29 Apr. 8/4 The ‘spoilers’ in the urban mosaic of Islington are the borough's growing population of ‘intellectuals’ and ‘trendies’ who are now spreading their ‘gentrifying’ tentacles through even the borough's most decrepit areas. 1987 Washington Post (Nexis) 14 Sept. (Final ed.) a1 Residents of the quickly gentrifying neighborhood near Queen and Fayette streets cheered. 2012 McGill Tribune (Nexis) 13 Feb. (Opinion section) 1 The young urban professionals that gentrifying developers cater to. < as lemmas |
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