| 单词 | city life |
| 释义 | > as lemmascity life city life n. life as experienced in a city, esp. when contrasted with that in a small town, village, etc.; the lifestyle regarded as typical of the inhabitants of a city. ΚΠ 1589 T. Lodge Scillaes Metamorphosis sig. Ev Sweete solitarie life thou true repose.., In thee no wanton eares to win with words, Nor lurking toyes, which Citie life affoords. 1744 London Mag. May 253/2 I'm wearied now of city life As much as man of wicked wife. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Edwin Morris 3 My one Oasis in the dust and drouth Of city life! 1968 Telegraph (Brisbane) 14 Aug. 54/1 He falls for a beautiful blonde who wants him to stay in the Big Smoke—but city life has no appeal. 2011 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 78/2 Skyscrapers that are too tall risk becoming vertical suburbs, whose residents and occupants are less likely to engage frequently and widely with the hurly-burly of city life. < as lemmas |
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