inner city

/in-er sit-ee/US // ˈɪn ər ˈsɪt i //

市内,城市内部,城内,内城

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : an older part of a city, densely populated and usually deteriorating, inhabited mainly by poor, often minority, groups: Struggling schools in the inner city face substantial challenges to prepare students for college.Compare central city.

adj.形容词 adjective

1
in·ner-cit·y
- : of or relating to such a section within a city: after-school programs for inner-city youth;low-income residents in inner-city neighborhoods.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nouncity center

Synonyms

central city中心城市,中心城区,中央城市,中心城 downtown市区,市中心,闹市,闹市区 ghetto贫民区,贫民窟,居民区,犹太区 slum贫民窟,贫民区 barrio巴里欧,巴里奥,酒吧 center city中心城市,中心城区,中心城,中心市区 condemned buildings废弃的建筑物,废弃的建筑,谴责的建筑物,谴责的建筑 core核心,核心部分,核心内容,核心提示

Examples

There's an epidemic of violence in the inner city, and they’re worried it could spread.
At the same time, a report from the World Economic Forum predicts that the number of commercial delivery vehicles will increase by 36% in inner cities by the year 2030.
It’s been long understood that people living in inner cities face conditions that have clear correlations to overall health.
Minority communities are often located in inner cities, far from national parks and other public lands, and the price of gym passes, equipment, transportation to gyms, and mentorship programs are all typically steep.
Throughout the fifties, in city after city, fluoridation became the subject of fierce debate.
To put it rather uncharitably, the USPHS practiced a major dental experiment on a city full of unconsenting subjects.
Today, the city is an Asian hipster outpost, with shopping malls, clothing boutiques, and mixologist-prepared cocktails.
“I love my job and I love my city and I am committed to the work here,” he said in a statement.
Saved from the public gallows, Weeks was virtually exiled from the city, and wound up in Mississippi, where he raised a family.
This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.
Eggs and nestlings were found lying on the bare soil at the inner ends of the burrows; no nesting material was found.
The inner ends of the burrows were enlarged with a depression in the floor, where the eggs were laid.
When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.

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inner city

/in-er sit-ee/US // ˈɪn ər ˈsɪt i //

市内,城市内部,城内,内城

Related Words

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : an older part of a city, densely populated and usually deteriorating, inhabited mainly by poor, often minority, groups: Struggling schools in the inner city face substantial challenges to prepare students for college.Compare central city.

adj.形容词 adjective

1
in·ner-cit·y
- : of or relating to such a section within a city: after-school programs for inner-city youth;low-income residents in inner-city neighborhoods.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nouncity center

Synonyms

Examples

There's an epidemic of violence in the inner city, and they’re worried it could spread.
At the same time, a report from the World Economic Forum predicts that the number of commercial delivery vehicles will increase by 36% in inner cities by the year 2030.
It’s been long understood that people living in inner cities face conditions that have clear correlations to overall health.
Minority communities are often located in inner cities, far from national parks and other public lands, and the price of gym passes, equipment, transportation to gyms, and mentorship programs are all typically steep.
Throughout the fifties, in city after city, fluoridation became the subject of fierce debate.
To put it rather uncharitably, the USPHS practiced a major dental experiment on a city full of unconsenting subjects.
Today, the city is an Asian hipster outpost, with shopping malls, clothing boutiques, and mixologist-prepared cocktails.
“I love my job and I love my city and I am committed to the work here,” he said in a statement.
Saved from the public gallows, Weeks was virtually exiled from the city, and wound up in Mississippi, where he raised a family.
This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.
Eggs and nestlings were found lying on the bare soil at the inner ends of the burrows; no nesting material was found.
The inner ends of the burrows were enlarged with a depression in the floor, where the eggs were laid.
When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.

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