upper class
英 [ði ˌʌpə ˈklɑːs]
美 [ði ˌʌpər ˈklæs]
n. 上流社会; 上等阶层
Collins.1
牛津词典
noun
- 上流社会;上等阶层
the groups of people that are considered to have the highest social status and that have more money and/or power than other people in society- a member of the upper class/upper classes
上流社会人士
- a member of the upper class/upper classes
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT-COLL 上层阶级;上等阶层;上流社会
Theupper classor theupper classesare the group of people in a society who own the most property and have the highest social status, and who may not need to work for money.- ...goods specifically designed to appeal to the tastes of the upper class...
专门为迎合上流社会品位而设计的商品 - Many of the British upper classes are no longer very rich.
英国的上流社会许多人已不再富得流油。 - Upper classis also an adjective.
- All of them came from wealthy, upper class families.
他们全部来自富有的上流社会家庭。 - ...different styles of upper-class speech.
上流社会不同的讲话风格
- ...goods specifically designed to appeal to the tastes of the upper class...
英英释义
noun
- the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
双语例句
- In order to understand the system, it is first necessary to understand the structure of that upper class.
所以,为了了解围的礼乐制度,有必要先了解其社会上层的结构。 - The Law of One remained a nurturing, matriarchal spiritual culture, while the Aryan grew into a powerful military corporate society, dominated by the upper class.
“一的法则”仍是一个培育、母系灵性的文化,而雅利安人却发展为一个被上级所控制的强大的军事企业社会。 - Fairhope is swifty becoming a retirement town for middle and upper class.
并且正逐步的成为中高阶层的养老镇了。 - I went to one stuffy upper class dinner party on my first night.
第一天晚上我去参加了上流社会的一个无聊的晚餐会。 - The American upper class like to decorate their houses with oriental handmade rugs;
美国的上流社会喜欢用东方的手织地毯装饰家居。 - My understanding was you had to be upper class, academically bright and a white male.
我曾认为要成为间谍,你必须是出身上流社会,学业优异的白人男子。 - He had envisioned it as a key element in the success of his new restaurant, his entitlement as a member of the upper class and the envy of every chef in town.
他曾想像它是他新开张的餐馆获得成功的重要因素,是他成为上层社会的一员并获得相应权利的重要原因,同时也是他成为镇上所有厨师忌妒对象的罪魁祸首。 - Alcohol also seems to have been mainly forthe upper class.
酒精也似乎是主要为上层阶级服务的。 - Many of the British upper classes are no longer very rich.
英国的上流社会许多人已不再富得流油。 - Many of them say they want to be a sort of upper class, rather than only being rich.
很多富人说,他们希望成为上流社会的一份子,而不只是有钱而已。