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Upstart 英[ˈʌpstɑ:T 美[ˈʌpstɑrt N.暴发户,新贵;傲慢自负的人;Adj.暴富的;自命不凡的,傲慢无礼的;Vi.突然跳起,突然发起 N Count 初到某地或初出茅庐却)自命不凡的家伙 Refer Behave

单词 upstart
音标
英[ˈʌpstɑ:t] 美[ˈʌpstɑrt]
解释
n.暴发户,新贵;傲慢自负的人;adj.暴富的;自命不凡的,傲慢无礼的;vi.突然跳起,突然发起;
例句

N-COUNT
(初到某地或初出茅庐却)自命不凡的家伙
You can refer to someone as an upstart when they behave as if they are important, but you think that they are too new in a place or job to be treated as important.
例:Many prefer a familiar authority figure to a young upstart.很多人都更愿意跟自己熟悉的权威人物打交道,而不是一个年纪轻轻却自命不凡的家伙。
例:...an upstart who had come from nowhere.原本是个无名之辈的目中无人的新丁
变形
pl:upstarts~

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