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urbanite

/ur-buh-nahyt/US // ˈɜr bəˌnaɪt //UK // (ˈɜːbəˌnaɪt) //

城市人,都市人,城市居民,城镇人

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a resident of a city or urban community.

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Examples

  • May 12, 2021, was a balmy night, and dozens of newly vaccinated young urbanites mingled out on the patio.

  • It was also the biggest marketing flop in McDonald’s history, with the brand spending an estimated $200 million to advertise a sandwich that very few people — especially not sophisticated urbanites — wanted to order.

  • Since then, urbanites who can’t afford to rent cottages further north have been able to experience the great outdoors in their own downtown.

  • With an ankle-high, water-repellent, fleece-lined suede upper and a recycled polyester insole, the urban “shootie” is ideal for sharply dressed urbanites who don’t want to break a hip.

  • It may be that self-isolating urbanites are running up against biochemical limitations of their responsible choices.

  • It was the sort of day when cities are an abomination, and the soul of the veriest urbanite yearns to follow a gipsy pateran.