"city slicker" in Chinese (Simplified)
城里人(带贬义)
Definition
“city slicker” 指来自城市的人,通常被认为懂得世故但不懂农村生活。这个词语是非正式的,常带轻微负面或调侃意味。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
只能用于口语或非正式场合,常带一点幽默或轻微讽刺。有时乡村人用来形容城市人,暗指对方不懂实际技能。与“country bumpkin”意思相反。
Examples
He is a real city slicker, always wearing fancy clothes.
他真是个典型的**city slicker**,总是穿得很时髦。
The city slicker didn’t know how to milk a cow.
这个**city slicker**不会挤牛奶。
Locals laughed at the city slicker lost in the fields.
当地人看到**city slicker**在田里迷路都笑了。
You can always spot a city slicker by how they react to bugs.
你总能从对虫子的反应看出谁是**city slicker**。
Don’t mind him; he’s just a city slicker trying to fit in.
别在意,他只是个**city slicker**,在试着融入。
After years in New York, I'm a total city slicker now.
在纽约呆了几年后,我现在完全成了个**city slicker**。