upstart
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [??p.stɑ?t]
- 美式音標 [??p.stɑ?rt]
- 國際音標 ['?pstɑ:t, ?p'stɑ:t]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n. 暴發(fā)戶；自命不凡的人；傲慢自負的人
- adj. 暴富的；自命不凡的
- vt. 使…突然跳起；使…崛起
- vi. 突然跳起；崛起
詞根記憶
- up(向上) + start(開始)→開始向上→暴發(fā)戶
英漢例句
- You cannot marry that young upstart!
你可不能嫁給那個年輕的暴發(fā)戶！ - You can't marry that young upstart!
你可不能嫁給那個年輕的暴發(fā)戶! - He was a new upstart and a gentleman of the first head.
他是個暴發(fā)戶,是個新封的貴族. - Many prefer a familiar authority figure to a young upstart.
很多人都更愿意跟自己熟悉的權威人物打交道，而不是一個年紀輕輕卻自命不凡的家伙。 - You can't marry that young upstart!
你可不能嫁給那個年輕的暴發(fā)戶!
詞組短語
- STYLE UPSTART 中式新貴
- back upstart 后上
- SYNCON Upstart 多功能嬰兒快收手推車
- neck upstart 屈伸起
- European upstart 歐式新貴
短語
英英字典
- (PERSON) a person, especially a young one, who has suddenly got power or an important position and takes advantage of this in an unpleasant way
- (BUSINESS) a new competitor
- 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.
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專業(yè)釋義
- 暴發(fā)戶