| 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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