| 单词 | city-bred |
| 例句 | The success of these hortatory campaigns has been mixed, at best, especially when it comes to the government’s highly unpopular efforts to lure city-bred people into back-breaking farm labor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z But my city-bred daughter was beaming, her smile framed by now-tangled hair. An Eco-Tour of Guatemala’s Rio Dulce Region 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z How is it, then, that so many city-bred women are skipping this classic summer fabric in favor of heat-trapping silk? Fashionably Cool Amid the Summer Swelter 2010-07-28T22:36:00Z While the jury's still out on the film, there's no denying the influence Archie Comics once had over city-bred youngsters in India. The Archies: Why an American comic book evokes nostalgia in Indians 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z A comedy-drama, centred around the life of a city-bred young man's adventures in a remote village, has emerged as India's most-liked Hindi web show of last year. Panchayat: The rural drama that became India's most-loved show 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The musical love story of two city-bred teenagers changed Kapoor's life. Obituary: Rishi Kapoor, the ‘forever youthful’ heartthrob 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z An idyllic childhood spent hunting and fishing in the St. Helen woods of Michigan ended abruptly at age 10 when his city-bred mother left his blue-collar father for life in Chicago with another man. Review: Heston bio returns star of ‘Ben-Hur’ to epic stature 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z A country-born, city-bred street kid, Gibson was, among other things, the first black tennis player to play Forest Hills; the first to win what is now called the U.S. TV Picks: 'Althea,' 'Longmire,' 'Experimenting With Megan Amram' 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Why, just forget your catalogue of city-bred diseases, And let each fellow eat and drink exactly what he pleases! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-17T03:00:35.863Z It takes place one night in early December, when his wife, Regina Beberfield, sprang an unlikely task on the city-bred Mr. Beberfield and the couple’s young son. City Room: Out of the Kitchen and Into a Bit of Trouble 2012-01-02T21:47:10Z Felix was a city-bred boy who had ambitions to take up his father's profession later in life, and shine as a surgeon. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z The boy, however, cared nothing for the business details, although he mechanically cursed the rapacity of the city-bred as his father did. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z As you who are city-bred ride from end to end of this country, through prairie villages, mountain hamlets, valley towns, you wonder what makes these out-of-the-world places habitable. Talks to Freshman Girls 2011-09-04T02:00:03.470Z His calm scrutiny of us all was very amusing; just as observing and curious as any city-bred man. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z “Oh, Grace,” exclaimed Nathalie, “you have been telling tales!” and then with a laugh, she told of finding the bluebird’s nest, excusing her ignorance by the plea that she was a city-bred girl. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z True to the city-bred instinct, Chaucer sees winter rather as the king of intimate delights and fire-side pleasures, than as having an especial beauty of his own. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z Her frankness, that unhesitating, assured manner of a distinct type of city-bred woman, was new but it over-rode somewhat the embarrassment they all felt. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z True play for some city-bred children is almost an anomaly. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z With astuteness and cunning Orlick had instigated a conspiracy that would have done credit to a city-bred malefactor, and for which Burton praised him extravagantly and, incidentally, liquorously. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z This, of course, proved an 202 incentive for the girls to do their best, especially Nathalie, who as a city-bred girl did not want to prove a laggard. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z Life in the open gave him a new hope, and at 72 he is still hale, hearty, vigorous and capable of more work than many a city-bred youth of 25. Adventures in the Canyons of the Colorado By two of its earliest explorers 2011-03-08T03:00:36.293Z Entering this,—for New-Orleans,—so carefully guarded room, we beheld a scene, which, to an uninitiated, ultra city-bred northerner, would be both novel and interesting. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z It got rid of the good old city-bred medical formula that the best way to handle pregnancy is to handle it as a pathological condition. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z Maybe so, but Danny was city-bred and never could survive long in the wilds. Swamp Island 2011-01-28T03:00:22.400Z "Them two city-bred youngsters are having the worst end of this queer cruise," the sailor said thoughtfully. A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise 2011-01-02T03:00:16.390Z Rich, city-bred, voluntarily childless, one can mince through marriage as sightseers promenade in a forest on a gravelled path with hand-rails, signposts, and seats. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z Still, the persistent presence of heavy metals and PCB’s in the harbor will probably preclude the school’s students from eating city-bred oysters within their lifetimes. Students Grow Oysters in New York Harbor 2010-06-30T00:08:00Z One other income it had, however, which was considered less plebeian than Bayport’s–the money a score of city-bred people left each summer. The Girl From Tim's Place I could find no solution, unless it be that instinctive belief of a city-bred civilization that all joys are urban. The Idyl of Twin Fires Being strictly city-bred, neither of them knew enough to let the fire burn down to coals, and they tried to bake the pan-bread over the flames. Stranded in Arcady "Just that," he said, grimly, and then burst into further unprintable phrases descriptive of the city-bred loafer. The Jonathan Papers It is the shallow conceit of city-bred people always and the greatest mistake they make. Rockhaven Harry and Antony were constantly together; and the young man from the west exercised that peculiar influence over the city-bred man that a radical change in circumstances might have done. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance You poor little city-bred, you, as if your enjoyment hadn’t given me the happiest day of my life! The Idyl of Twin Fires Without him, the dividends of any company would be eaten up by the expenses of English or city-bred clerks. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel I think it is safe to say that a large number of city-bred boys are attracted to the agricultural colleges as a result of the general movement of our cities toward the country. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity The operator had very little patience with college girls, and this Adamless Eden palled on her city-bred soul. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days Among other things he bought a city-bred horse to carry him home. Seeds of Pine She had become a typical city-bred girl and she appeared pert, smartly dressed and, for her sixteen years, amazingly mature. The Torch Bearer There is something about a city-bred youth—his manner, his clothes, his well-groomed look, his unconscious air of superiority—which is antagonistic to country prejudice. Checkers A Hard-luck Story Often it proves a costly experiment and seldom does the city-bred owner really become a valuable citizen among his rural neighbors. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity The Astronomer said, "I am afraid my son is city-bred." Youth I told you a bit ago, it was a city-bred horse and no trailer. Seeds of Pine These city-bred young men, brought up in the rush and hurry of the great city of Paris, cared for no other shelter than the wide expanse of sky and the protecting branches of the trees. Stories Pictures Tell Book Four "Well, as to that, I don't think it is to city-bred folks." The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings “Well, as to that, I don’t think it is, to city-bred folks.” Household Papers and Stories The city-bred, even if fewer in number, immediately established an ascendancy over the country yokels. Jena or Sedan? The city-bred man who wishes to get out into the country, not because of love of the country, but because of dislike of the city, is a poor investment. A Stake in the Land A city-bred lady, familiar with what we call social conventionalities, may find something strange, and even worthy of censure, in what I am about to relate of Pepita. Pepita Ximenez Gradually upon their city-bred nostrils there stole the odor of conifers, accompanied by a myriad of other forest odors. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Jimmie couldn’t quite tell; but the truth was that the fisherman’s lad could never get used to the airy, confident, masterful way of a rich man’s son and a city-bred boy. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys “It looks like a county fair exhibit, Dunne,” said a city-bred chap. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West It amused him to get the point of view of a city-bred woman to whom everything was either strange or related to some play or story she had known. They of the High Trails Then they laugh too; and the social ice is broken between Bear Grass and Straight Creek; between the city-bred young lawyer and Mary, the mountain girl. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight But in a very short time he learned all the tastes of his city-bred companions. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' The supper, of course, is the best part of the dance to hungry city-bred people. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society A distinguished house-party had assembled, among whom a city-bred young fellow had been attracted by her wild beauty. Sunlight Patch He was city-bred, and his bodily strength feeble; but necessity obliged him to perform prodigies of teaming, lifting, and joinering, and even of quarrying stone for the well that was being dug. The Cabin on the Prairie The lawn-mower is quite a play thing for the city-bred man, but in the interest of humanity he ought to be vaccinated against the back ache. Oklahoma Sunshine They often go in flocks covering acres on acres of ground, and with their ceaseless activity and endless trilling, present an appearance of which city-bred people can form no adequate idea. The Peanut Plant Its Cultivation And Uses It is always difficult for a city-bred man to adjust himself to the needs and manners of a country parish. Hepsey Burke It hadn't occurred to me to look up; and that, when you come to think of it, is one of the tragedies of being city-bred. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation Matched against the city-bred young folks their talents differed in kind, not in number, nor in character-value. Winning the Wilderness As he went wonderingly to meet her, he saw that she was city-bred. Penny of Top Hill Trail So much for the city-bred boy’s observation of birds. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 2 August, 1897 If everyone were city-bred, like Sunbeam, that wouldn't be a problem, but most aren't. A Matter of Honor A Terran Empire novel "It would be easier for a landsman like myself than for Bill who is city-bred and a seaman besides." Blackbeard: Buccaneer There is growing interest among city-bred people in the folk-ways, and through research and actual experiences, they are learning to appreciate the simple folk-life that is still intact.” Blue Ridge Country The beauties of nature filled the soul of this city-bred youth with wonder and admiration. Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland—quite negligible. I've Married Marjorie Altogether it was a stirring glimpse of ranch life for my city-bred wife. A Daughter of the Middle Border In the barbarian society the part played by this civilized and city-bred element was even more considerable. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Blue Bonnet pointed to a spot some distance off the road, but Kitty's city-bred eyes could make out nothing. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party The city-bred youth sees and hears almost nothing that is natural, aside from the faces and forms of human beings. Pushing to the Front Unlike the city-bred professional thief, he had been taught to work, and such work as he could perform was no punishment to him. Six Years in the Prisons of England Very exquisite in costume, Very confident in manner, Pompous, city-bred, and fearless Was the accepted Aldebaran. Man of Uz, and Other Poems In spite of his inverted position I would rather be a boy than a man, and a country boy than a city-bred one. Pocket Island A Story of Country Life in New England There is virtue for the city-bred, I fancy, in the clean salt air and simple living of our coast—and,177 surely, for every one, everywhere, a tonic in the performance of good deeds. Doctor Luke of the Labrador Nor do city-bred youths store up anything like the reserve power, the cumulative force, the stamina, which are developed in the simple life of the soil. Pushing to the Front Shut up any such man for seven years in a place where the only men of his own age are city-bred thieves, and what can be expected of him? Six Years in the Prisons of England Of course the scenery is beautiful—almost too trite to write—but the beauty is lonesome and terrifying, and my city-bred soul longs for some good, homely, human "blot on the landscape." Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour Then added, as if he feared this might not be clear to the intellects of city-bred youths: "They make honey!" Frank Merriwell's Reward Even the city-bred Elvine could find no fault with any detail of it. The Forfeit But when she saw Allen, looking to her unsophisticated eyes like some hero out of a story book, handsome and city-bred, she halted and turned red with embarrassment. The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run I know of one instance where a competent but city-bred house man was sent to open a country house for the summer. If You're Going to Live in the Country It seemed almost inconceivable that this elderly country woman could speak in such wise to the city-bred girl in her fashionable attire, with her air of self-possession. The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel Soft in body as these people were, city-bred and unaccustomed to face other than the most conventionalized emergencies of life, they were terrified. The Runaway Skyscraper I'm not a city-bred theorist, nor a Wall Street stock manipulator. On With Torchy Outback was terra incognita to the city-bred Australian, but that these men who were coming to offer their lives should walk into the city barefoot could not be thought of. "Over There" with the Australians Boy is city-born and city-bred, and a day in the country is better than a thousand in street and park. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) He was unmistakably city-bred, and his hands showed that his life had begun too easy for his own good. The River and I They were city-bred, and unaccustomed to face the unusual or the alarming. The Runaway Skyscraper Kate found indeed that the city-bred maiden was more advanced in many things than the recluse of the Gate House. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot There were two without equal: one, city-bred, a college graduate; the other a "bushie," writing his name with difficulty. "Over There" with the Australians There were many things to interest city-bred folk on a place like Four Oaks. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm Very few of the sights presented in a gym which largely is patronized by city-bred fat men are deserving to be mirrored in a glass. One Third Off There were two thousand people in the building, soft-bodied and city-bred. The Runaway Skyscraper I tell you frankly, I would not give a fig for a city-bred boy. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy He was city-bred, and the sudden change from brick houses to open fields had demoralised him. A Man's Woman The average rural boy has read more and knows more about current events than the city-bred lad. The Boy and the Sunday School A Manual of Principle and Method for the Work of the Sunday School with Teen Age Boys As night came on, the city-bred man longed for shelter. The Girl from Montana One your carrier brings to town Will put down your city-bred; Put her on a broker's gown, That will sell her maiden-head. The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' And further, in token that some good did come out of Nazareth, in the full tide of manhood he took to himself a city-bred woman. A Daughter of the Snows The little city-bred girl distinguished the visitor from a country man at once. A Man's Woman Monsoor Pacha, as two gentlemen may, Civilized, city-bred, link we our hands:Now from the town to the desert away! Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 With the unconscious intolerance of the city-bred man, he did not realize that her world was quite as interesting to her as his world was to him. Partners of Chance But Nature understands herself: the second generation, city-bred, is impotent. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women The city-bred and city-clothed man looked to him a grotesque and helpless creature, much sillier than an ape. The Waters of Edera So we felt more deeply, maybe, than many city-bred children who would have paled with fear at dangers that we only laughed over. Vanguards of the Plains The younger boy looked at the city-bred lad with an evident pity for his ignorance. The Boy With the U.S. Census But Jimmy, though city-bred, was not to be trapped, and declined; very wisely, as we thought. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico "Haven't you heard the news?" asked her companion with city-bred scorn. Where the Sabots Clatter Again Their children may yet be pale summer boarders; as the boarders, city-bred weeds, may take over their farms. Letters of Travel (1892-1913) It has streets of city-built and city-bred buildings, showing wealth and elegance. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's Muscle has not gone out, nor nerve, nor activity, if these athletes are to be taken as the types or even as the leaders of the young city-bred men of our time. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 You see she was city-bred, an' not used to woods an' flowers growin' wild; an' she went crazy over them. Mary Marie Behold a pleasant predicament for two city-bred ladies, not "to the manner born," of swinging themselves from the end of a ladder by means of a rusty iron chain, from which they would alight—where? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 How this city-bred and city-dressed girl came to be in Rockland Mr. Bernard did not know, but he knew at any rate that she was his next neighbor and entitled to his courtesies. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 I feel that I could never hope to have that much longer in town,—city-born and city-bred though I am. A Hilltop on the Marne Being Letters Written June 3-September 8, 1914 A few had brought mattresses and blankets, but the greater number, city-bred young fellows, unused to looking after themselves out of doors, had only the clothes they stood in. Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness. Burning Daylight The city-bred fellow, with a policeman always in call, would have known how to act. Moran of the Lady Letty As the speech continued, the eyes of the ranchers around the table were fixed with growing attention upon this well-dressed, city-bred young man, who spoke so fluently and who told them of their own intentions. The Octopus : A story of California She was glad to have Emil see as much as possible of an intelligent, city-bred girl like their neighbor; she noticed that it improved his manners. O Pioneers! The difficulties of the next few days—for which most of the hostages, city-bred and used to the bake-shop round the corner, were unprepared— promptly presented themselves. Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them In her more refined and city-bred sisters this fearlessness would be called poise, or, at the most, "cheek." A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West The whole country round was filled with wonder to his city-bred eyes. Lo, Michael! As he stood in the glare of the overhead light I could trace the muscles through his rough homespun—for he was a mountaineer, pure and simple, and not a city-bred thief in ready-made clothes. The Under Dog There we were with the mighty forces of the insensate world around, so pitiless, so silently cruel, it seemed to my city-bred soul. A Woman Tenderfoot I cannot construe the lines as Mr. Masson does, even though the consequence were to convict Milton, a city-bred youth, of not knowing a skylark from a sparrow when he saw it. Milton Inattention to this matter may give offence, as the hostess may fancy herself slighted merely because she is not city-bred. Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. If I were a city-bred person, even though most ordinary, I should be honored in your presence.” Filipino Popular Tales Indeed, a city-bred lady of her time of life, accustomed to London gaiety and luxury, would find but a dismal home in our Virginian plantation. The Virginians I am a city-bred priest, I have not seen the east counties, and I've a mind to go there. Certain Noble Plays of Japan From the manuscripts of Ernest Fenollosa The most fashionable prairie dress is the fustian frock of the city-bred merchant, furnished with a multitude of pockets capable of accommodating a variety of extra tackling. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway Every type of Mexican was represented, from white, soft, city-bred specimens to sturdy countrymen so brown as to be almost black. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond Though Mark had scarcely slept at all the night before he was on hand long before the city-bred youth was awake, taking apart the big machine that stood in front of the parsonage. The City of Fire Such a life would be rather wearisome to most city-bred ladies. The Virginians The loneliness out there on those acres and acres of grass-land was so awful; for I was city-bred. The Bars of Iron I am city-bred myself, and though at my age I prefer the quiet of the country, yet for a young girl I well know the charm of a city life. Patty at Home "Why, you poor little city-bred angel," he cried heartily. The Everlasting Whisper In the first place, the theory that the country-bred woman in America is stronger and healthier than the city-bred has long since been exploded. Mobilizing Woman-Power The court and city-bred lady recoiled at the mere thought of her American sister's countrified existence. The Virginians It has been noted that most great landscape painters have been city-bred, a remarkable fact. Pictures Every Child Should Know A Selection of the World's Art Masterpieces for Young People Most of them were city-bred artisans, unfit for frontier life, who suffered greatly in the wilderness. A Brief History of the United States Even Gloria, a poor little city-bred angel, must muse upon the statement. The Everlasting Whisper These city-bred Volunteers peeled off their coats, buried yellow fever corpses, policed the hospital and hospital grounds, and nursed the victims of the scourge. History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago With a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning that Expedition I happen to be a city-bred man and my grandmother happens to be a city-bred woman, though I'll admit it'd take a special tax appropriation to keep her in repair. Tales of the Jazz Age It was a brand-new experience to the little city-bred child, and he enjoyed it to the utmost. Types of Children's Literature People who spend all their lives in unfrequented regions, feel a sense of property in the air, the earth and the water, which city-bred folks cannot readily understand. Greifenstein A farmer was showing a horse to a city-bred gentleman. How to Speak and Write Correctly The city-bred villain was no match for his mountain-trained companion and the struggle was short. That Printer of Udell's Even Eugenia sank into nonentity in the presence of the cold city-bred woman, who ignored her existence entirely, notwithstanding that she loudly and repeatedly expressed so much affection for the deceased. Dora Deane It is a fact worth noting that the two greatest landscape-painters of all time were city-born and city-bred. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists Why, here is this city-bred girl blushing as I once did about Mr. Dlimm. From Jest to Earnest He was well groomed, well fed, in all ways he was a typical city-bred man. The Silver Horde It seemed a strange thing that an agricultural college should have an attraction for city-bred youths, but such is the fact. Following the Equator, Part 3 She was a lady—Lynde saw that at a glance—probably some city-bred bird of passage, resting for the summer in this vale of health. The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel It was clear that Mr. Coleman, though he looked city-bred, must at some time in the past have lived in the country. Struggling Upward, or Luke Larkin's Luck Can you not behold him, freed from his desk, turning to pursue his natural bent, as a city-bred dog still striveth to bury his bone deep in the hearth-rug? Pagan Papers To city-bred eyes wood seemed a rare luxury, and although there was enough lying about to supply us for a year, I could not get over the feeling that it must all be cared for. Driven Back to Eden Just sixteen years old was Annie, and wild and active as any deer, as her city-bred sisters sometimes declared half mournfully. Friends and Neighbors It is one of the many limitations of a city-bred boy that he knows nothing of the life history and the culture of the things that grow upon a farm. Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail One never has difficulty in getting up early in the country: it is so noisy, at least to a city-bred man. The Silent Bullet But, to the city-bred eye of Editor Westbrook, the landscape appeared a masterpiece. Strictly business: more stories of the four million Women's great desire, as a rule, is to appear entirely at ease, city-bred, high-bred, used to all things, surprised by none. Mae Madden Now in the city-bred youth this excited state of mind is chronic, permanent. Sanitary and Social Lectures, etc The first wealth of facts comes to these city-bred children when they are set down in the middle of this great, busy, beautiful farm. The Iron Puddler My life in the rolling mills and what came of it Of a truth, the very thought of things Western made him swear mild, city-bred oaths. The Lure of the Dim Trails |
| 随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。