gent
noun
uk/dʒent/us/dʒent/[C]old-fashioned
agentleman(=politeman whobehaveswell towards otherpeople,especiallywomen)
（尤指对女士）彬彬有礼的男士，有教养的男人；君子the gents[S,+ sing/pl verb]UK
apublictoiletfor men:
男厕所He's just gone to the gents.
gent
noun
uk/dʒent/us/dʒent/[C]old-fashioned
agentleman(=politeman whobehaveswell towards otherpeople,especiallywomen)
（尤指对女士）彬彬有礼的男士，有教养的男人；君子
the gents[S,+ sing/pl verb]UK
apublictoiletfor men
男厕所
Examplesofgent
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This practice was scorned by a nave newcomer who prided herself on being sensible and intelliigent.
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There two local gents told them about an area right along the banks of the river that had recently been cleared.
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There is nothing to compare with the apparent fidelity to nature, innocence and ignorance of these learned gents.
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I am informed that on what are known as gents' denim trews up to 29-inch waist there is no tax imposed in this country.
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She could not get into the ladies loo and had to go into the gents.
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Even a five-minute visit to the gents meant that one was probably depriving them of several hundreds of pounds in fees.
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There are "gents" going round the city evading having to pay the rates when renting a shop and using travelling shops.
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A superannuation allowance has been provided and these old gents go on living year after year to the embarrassment of the funds of their associations.
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Indeed, wait and see appears now to have become a rather venerable oldgentmuch loved by nearly all political parties.
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I would ask learned gents here not to talk about well-known lawyers or barristers in this matter as they are not the people who will deal with these cases.
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This cup success was repeated by the gents 2nd team in 1977.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The man is a master, a superb writer, and also (which is not the same thing) a completely sophisticated literarygent.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Three of the halls are for the gents and two are for the ladies.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The village contains a supermarket, pub, three hairdressers, gents salon, veterinary clinic, butcher, fast food outlet, laundromat and a coffee shop.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thegentmight twirl the lady under his arm at the end of the move as a flourish.
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