streetwise

英 [ˈstriːtwaɪz]

美 [ˈstriːtwaɪz]

adj.  适应都市生活的; 有都市人的精明劲儿的

BNC.23516 / COCA.24240

牛津词典

adj.

• 适应都市生活的；有都市人的精明劲儿的
  having the knowledge and experience that is needed to deal with the difficulties and dangers of life in a big city

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 适应大城市生活的;在大城市混得开的
  Someone who isstreetwiseknows how to deal with difficult or dangerous situations in big cities.
  1. Salt and Peppa are two streetwise and sassy girls from Queens.
     索尔特和佩帕是两个来自皇后区的精明泼辣的女孩。
  2. ...a cocky, streetwise kid who thought he knew it all.
     骄傲、精明、自以为无所不知的孩子

英英释义

adj

• having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment
  Synonym:street smartwith-it

双语例句

• Salt and Peppa are two streetwise and sassy girls from Queens.
  索尔特和佩帕是两个来自皇后区的精明泼辣的女孩。
• LV= Streetwise released the survey to launch its safety roadshow, which helps to educate children about safety in the home and outdoors.
  LV=Streetwise机构开展这一调查是为了宣传他们即将开始的儿童安全教育巡展，该巡展旨在为对儿童进行在家中和户外的安全教育提供帮助。
• Training shoes are an important streetwise status symbol for many teenagers.
  对许多少年来说，运动鞋是街头地位的重要标志。
• Kids seem much more streetwise these days.
  如今的孩子们比以前精明了。
• It was a very interesting combination of streetwise pragmatism and philosophy.
  这是种有趣的街头实用主义与哲学的组合。
• Taking one glance at that miserable child, streetwise Charlie instinctively looks up as if to quiz both the refuse-throwing householders and the heavens above as to just exactly where this baby has come from.
  看了一眼这个痛苦的孩子，熟悉都市生活的卓别林本能地仰起头，似乎要向扔垃圾的房主和上苍打听孩子到底是从哪儿来的。
• He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not.
  他给人的印象是很适应都市生活，但实际上并非如此。
• [ Thomas, Percy and Toby are] a bit like three small boys& but yet rather more commonsense and know-how and streetwise than your average three small boys.
  火车头托马斯，珀西和托比就像是三个小男孩一样。但他们跟普通男孩不一样的是他们懂得更多的生活的常识，诀窍和技能。
• In theory, he adds, the power of suggestion alone is enough to persuade the most streetwise person to hand over their valuables.
  布朗补充，理论上光是暗示的力量就足以让街上最聪明的行人交出财物。
• She recently adopted a streetwise Washington youngster from a crime-ridden neighborhood whose father was in jail.
  记她最近收养了一个在街头混惯了的青年，他来自华盛顿犯罪高发区，其父亲在牢中。