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gen.try5Jen7trin [C + sing/pl v]the gentry people of high social class, esp. in the past贵族们，绅士们，中上阶层The village used to hold an annual cricket match between the gentry and the manual labourers.这村子以前每年都要举行一场贵族和体力劳动者之间的板球比赛。At the time, the local gentry was/were resisting the changes.当时，当地的绅士阶层抵制变革。The rural gentry are strong fighters who will resist change.乡绅们会为了抵制变革而顽强战斗。The French Riviera was made into a popular holiday resort by the British landed gentry (= those who own a lot of land).法国的里维埃拉被拥有土地的英国绅士阶层建成了一个颇受人们欢迎的度假胜地。
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