gentrify
英[ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ]
美[ˈdʒɛntrəˌfaɪ]
基本释义
- vt.
- 使中产阶级化; 使显得高雅; 修复或改善; 使优化
- vi.
- 进行改善工作
词性变化
- 第三人称单数:gentrifies;
- 过去式:gentrified;
- 过去分词:gentrified;
- 现在分词:gentrifying;
- 名词:gentrification;
英英释义
Verb
1. renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations;
"gentrify a row of old houses"
"gentrify the old center of town"