upstart
- n. （常含贬义）暴发户，新贵；自命不凡的人，傲慢自负的人
- adj. （常含贬义）暴富的，新贵的；自命不凡的
- vt. （罕用）使……突然跳起；使……崛起
- vi. （罕用）突然跳起；崛起
[ 复数 upstarts 第三人称单数 upstarts 现在分词 upstarting 过去式 upstarted 过去分词 upstarted ]
专业释义英英释义
upstart [ 'ʌpstɑ:t, ʌp'stɑ:t ]
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n.
- an arrogant or presumptuous person
- a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
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a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
同义词： kip
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adj.
characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
同义词： nouveau-riche parvenu parvenue
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
upstart /ˈʌpˌstɑːt/ TEM8
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N-COUNT 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. 自命不凡的新手 [表不满]
例：Many prefer a familiar authority figure to a young upstart.
许多人更喜欢熟悉的权威人物而不喜欢自命不凡的年轻新贵。
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