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单词 streetwise
释义
streetwise
adjective
uk
/ˈstriːt.waɪz/us
/ˈstriːt.waɪz/
(USalsostreet-smart)
abletodealsuccessfullywithdangerousordifficultsituationsinbigtownsorcitieswhere there is a lot ofcrime:
适应都市生活的，具有都市生存智慧的
McDonald was as streetwise as any of thecriminalshe hadinvestigated.麦克唐纳和他调查过的罪犯一样精明世故。
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(Definition ofstreetwisefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstreetwise

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Koolhaas is thestreetwiseentrepreneur, learning from speculators' architecture, dealing in buildings as diagram and envelope, with little stated regard for structural systems or materials.
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He's obviously notstreetwise, so she takes special care to determine a safe route back for him, and she makes sure that he understands her directions.
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Not all defendants, particularly those in the age bracket of 10 to 13, arestreetwise, educated young criminals.
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My kids arestreetwise—they have to be to survive in this area.
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We therefore need to be extremelystreetwiseabout putting them in a position of trust with a personal adviser.
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While they are doing that,streetwiseoperators elsewhere are jumping in first thing and cornering the market.
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Streetwisepicks up a large number of these youngsters and counsels them.
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They are sufficientlystreetwiseto produce evidence that they have indeed sought work but were refused.
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The best that one can do is to endeavour to bring up one's children to be as sensible,streetwiseand balanced as possible.
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It likes to present an efficientstreetwiseimage, although we know that it cannot manage the economy.
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They want to be more "streetwise" than their peers.
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I consider myself to bestreetwise, and images or even the reality of violence do not shock me easily.
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They are sensible andstreetwise, not unwise and sitting behind desks.
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The university of life does one thing above all else—it makes onestreetwise.
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Those people are slightly morestreetwiseand know that the agency will never be able to get round to them.
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