单词 | neon wilderness |
释义 | > as lemmasneon wilderness neon wilderness n. [originally in the fiction of Nelson Algren (1909–81), American novelist] the city regarded as a hostile, inhospitable, or dangerous environment; an urban wilderness. ΚΠ 1947 N. Algren (title) The neon wilderness. 1953 Encounter Nov. 8/1 The neon wilderness of noise and music, fun and sin, boredom and high, desperate spirits. 1996 D. Abshire Putting America's House in Order 3 An outbreak of crime, recurring drug abuse, the ravages of urban decay and violence, and scavenging homelessness, which have created another neon wilderness. < as lemmas |
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