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Upmarket People ˌʌpˈmɑːkɪt ˌʌpˈmɑːrkɪt High Social Moved Move

Describes products or services as high-end or upscale, and can also be used as an adverb to indicate a movement towards the high-end market.

(产品或服务)高端的,高档的;(作为副词)向高端市场,向高档(公司或产品)方向。

word upmarket
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Collins
upmarket ★☆☆☆☆
/ʌ̱pmɑ͟ː(r)kɪt/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](产品或服务)高端的,高档的 Upmarket products or services are expensive, of good quality, and intended to appeal to people in a high social class.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [ADV after v]
  [mainly BRIT 主英]
  • Anne chose an upmarket agency aimed at professional people.

    安妮选择了一家以专业人士为服务对象的高端代理商。

  • ...restaurants which years ago weren't quite so upmarket as they are today.

    现在比几年前已高档得多的餐厅

  • Upmarket is also an adverb.
    • Japanese firms have moved steadily upmarket...

      日本公司已向高端产品市场稳步迈进。

    • He promised a move upmarket and a drive to improve service and quality.

      他承诺挺进高端市场并改善服务和质量。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 upscale

Oxford up·mar·ket / ˌʌpˈmɑːkɪt ; NAmE ˌʌpˈmɑːrkɪt / ( BrE) ( NAmE up·scale ) adjective [usually before noun ] designed for or used by people who belong to a high social class or have a lot of money 高档的;高级的 ◆ an upmarket restaurant 高级餐厅 OPP
downmarket
▶ ˌupˈmarket / ˌʌpˈmɑːkɪt ; NAmE ˌʌpˈmɑːrkɪt / ( BrE) ( NAmE ˌupˈscale ) adverb ◆ The company has been forced to move more upmarket. 这家公司被迫进一步转向高端市场。
up·mar·ket / ˌʌpˈmɑːkɪt ; NAmE ˌʌpˈmɑːrkɪt / ˌupˈmarket / ˌʌpˈmɑːkɪt ; NAmE ˌʌpˈmɑːrkɪt /
LDC
upmarketup‧mar‧ket /ˌʌpˈmɑːkɪt◂ $ -ɑːr-/ adjective, adverb especially British English
Examples
Thesaurus
Collocations
designed for or used by people who have a lot of money → downmarket OPP  downmarket:  an upmarket restaurantmove/go upmarket a brand that’s moved upmarket (=it is trying to attract richer people)
WDF

upmarket

[ˌʌpˈmɑ:kɪt]

TEM8
ADV41541
1752
高档的(54%),质优价高的(14%),高级的(14%),高档地(11%),高级地(7%)
n.高档商品
adj.质优价高的;高级的
adv.在高档之列
vt.使进入高消费者市场
vi.进入高消费者市场

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