streetwise
/ˈstriːtwaɪs/adjective
1- informal having the skills and knowledge necessary for dealing with modern urban life, especially the difficult or criminal aspects of it〈非正式〉善于应付都市生活的; 在街头兜得转的(尤指善于对付困难或违法之事):
I wasn't streetwise enough to figure out what he had in mind.
我对现代都市生活还没有老练到能猜出他心中到底在想什么。
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- reflective of modern urban life, especially that of urban youth反映现代都市生活的(尤指年轻人的生活):
streetwise fashion.
现代都市的时尚。