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最近,美国社会深陷肺炎停摆和解封的泥潭,美股却仍然涨啊涨,涨啊涨,于是main street和wall street 这一组对立的词又频频出现了。8 S4 Y+ r/ d2 I
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Main Street
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2 [总称](以保守、狭隘等为特征的)典型小城镇居民
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* N. s$ }' W$ b. N5 ?2. [U] AmE ordinary people who believe in traditional American values 【美】 〔信仰美国传统价值观的〕普通大众,老百姓: " @ _3 ]$ O \. U
The President's new proposals won't go down too well on Main Street. 总统的新提议不太会受到普通老百姓的欢迎。 . v q4 m( n% a1 z
朗文和其他ESL词典却说这是个中性词,没有贬斥色彩,这是咋回事?打架了?
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原来,ESL词典记录的意思是奥巴马时代用的新意思,Urban Dictionary:
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4 t& a' q' t- Y9 Z, Z8 k! t0 Q generic term for middle class America. Used extensively in the 2008 presidential election.
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奥巴马用它指中产阶级老百姓,ESL词典喜新厌旧,老的意思就不收了。这才过了几年啊!
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary新老意思都有:( U2 s% j9 @/ _- u6 Q* t+ z
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: the principal street of a small town, L3 b' z3 A* Z4 L7 F
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a : the sections of a country centering about its small towns
8 t5 I) e, i0 Ab : a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism
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' a3 w( \0 c# B! z9 v7 l/ r如果只用ESL词典,这个问题不是问题,因为人家帮你把老意思藏好了(但是老一点的书能不能读懂是问题)。这个帖子给用了多本词典的朋友参考。) E/ Q4 q3 f+ W7 y% `
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