streetwise是什么意思？

streetwise

英[ˈstri:twaɪz] 美[ˈstritˌwaɪz]

• n. 在现代化大城市的生存能力；

例句

• Children grow up streetwise in the ghetto. 在贫民区,孩子们在充斥着犯罪与毒品交易的街道上长大.
• ...a cocky, streetwise kid who thought he knew it all. 骄傲、精明、自以为无所不知的孩子
• 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。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  适应大城市生活的;在大城市混得开的
  Someone who is streetwise knows how to deal with difficult or dangerous situations in big cities.
  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。 ...a cocky, streetwise kid who thought he knew it all. 骄傲、精明、自以为无所不知的孩子

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment