gen·tri·fyBrE/ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ/NAmE/ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theygentrifyBrE/ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ/NAmE/ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ/present simple - he / she / itgentrifiesBrE/ˈdʒentrɪfaɪz/NAmE/ˈdʒentrɪfaɪz/past simplegentrifiedBrE/ˈdʒentrɪfaɪd/NAmE/ˈdʒentrɪfaɪd/past participlegentrifiedBrE/ˈdʒentrɪfaɪd/NAmE/ˈdʒentrɪfaɪd/ -ing formgentrifyingBrE/ˈdʒentrɪfaɪɪŋ/NAmE/ˈdʒentrɪfaɪɪŋ/[usually passive]~sth/sbtochangeanarea, aperson, etc. sothattheyaresuitablefor, orcanmixwith, peopleofahighersocialclassthanbefore使(地区、人等)贵族化;对(地区、人等)进行改造以适应较高阶层的人◆Oldworking-classareasofthecityarebeinggentrified. 这个城市里劳工阶层居住的老城区正在进行改造以迎合较高阶层人士。▸gen·tri·fi·ca·tionBrE/ˌdʒentrɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/NAmE/ˌdʒentrɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/noun[U]