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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
      1. a member of the upper class/upper classes
        上流社会人士

    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.
      1. ...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
      2. 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。
      3. Upper classis also an adjective.
      4. All of them came from wealthy, upper class families.
        他们全部来自富有的上流社会家庭。
      5. ...different styles of upper-class speech.
        上流社会不同的讲话风格

    英英释义

    noun

    • the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
        Synonym:upper crust

      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。