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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

      • After the Norman conquest, upper class people spoke French while common people spoke english.
        诺曼征服后,上层阶级说法语,而普通百姓则说英语。
      • She is quickly moving out of the middle to the upper class.
        她很快由中产阶级进入到上流社会。
      • She belongs to the rich American upper class and spends her time having lunch with friends and doing charity work.
        她属于美国富裕的上层阶级,把时间花在和朋友共进午餐和做慈善工作上面。
      • The writer builds up a clever contextual picture of upper class life.
        作者巧妙地构筑了一幅上流社会生活的背景图画。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • The upper class comprised two interrelated groups, the traditional landed elite and the new rich.
        上层社会包括两类利益相关的人群,一种是传统意义上的地主,一种是财富新贵。
      • 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。
      • Hypocrisy and Utilitarianism of the Upper Class in Emma
        从《爱玛》看上流社会的虚伪和功利主义