单词 | city slicker |
释义 | ˌcity ˈslicker noun [countable] EXPERIENCEDsomeone who lives and works in a city and has no experience of anything outside it – often used to show disapproval 〔对城市以外的情况毫无体验的〕城里人,城市居民〔常含贬义〕Examples from the Corpuscity slicker• Once you get accustomed to life on the range, it's hard to go back to being a city slicker.Origin city slicker (1900-2000) slicker from slick “to deceive cleverly” ((19-20 centuries)), from SLICK1ˌcity ˈslicker nounChineseSyllable Corpus lives who someone a in works and city |
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