- upstart
- ['ʌpstɑ:t, ʌp'stɑ:t]
- n. 暴发户；自命不凡的人；傲慢自负的人
adj. 暴富的；自命不凡的
vt. 使…突然跳起；使…崛起
vi. 突然跳起；崛起
同义词
参考例子
- 1.The Soulscar clan has sent a powerful army which should deal with the upstart once and for all.
- 灵魂伤痕部落已经派出了一支强大的军队，有可能对雷拉格造成致命的打击。
- 2."The ancient cabbages that are rolled across the telescreen every night are Hollywood's curse on the upstart industry, " it wrote.
- 古老的白菜每天晚上都出现在电视屏幕上，看起来就像好莱坞给新兴的电视业下的咒。
- 3.The Enron scandal and the swift bankruptcy of upstart telecom Global Crossing; Ltd. have cast a long shadow of suspicion about possible accounting improprieties at company after company.
- 安然丑闻和电信业新星全球有线通信公司的迅速破产加深了人们对一家家公司的会计做法可能存在问题的猜疑。
英文解释
- n.
- 1.an arrogant or presumptuous person
- 2.a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of
- 3.a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving
- adj.
- 1.characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropr
网络释义
- upstart
- 暴发户; 自命不凡的人; 暴富者; 新贵;
- quick upstart
- 急势蹬足上;
- new upstart
- 新星;
- A YOUNG UPSTART
- 小将;
- arriviste bounder mushroom new-rich nouveau riche parvenu upstart
- 暴发户;