upstart的中文翻译是什么意思

upstart

US/ˈʌpstɑrt/
UK/ˈʌpstɑ:t/

n. 暴发户,新贵; 傲慢自负的人

upstart柯林斯释义

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.

  • 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。

  • ...an upstart who had come from nowhere.

    原本是个无名之辈的目中无人的新丁

upstart英文释义

Noun

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 others in that class

      3. a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an errect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright

        Adjective

        1. characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position

          upstart场景例句

          Much of this draws on the upstart science of happiness, which mixes psychology with economics.

          这些大都与现今正势如破竹般发展的“快乐学”有关, 它将心理学融入经济学.

          He is a complete upstart.

          他是个不折不扣的暴发户.

          Surely the giant Sorcerer is not afraid of four more upstart pipsqueaks. Where is Eddie?

          当然了,魔法师巨人是肯定不会害怕再多四个小矮人的. 埃迪在哪儿?

          It will take more than the youth vote sweep the upstart party to power.

          这个新生政党要想一举掌控大权,光靠年轻人投票还不够.

          He was a new upstart and a gentleman of the first head.

          他是个暴发户,是个新封的贵族.

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          upstart词性变形

          upstarts

          upstart近义词

          snob