upper crust

英 [ˌʌpə ˈkrʌst]

美 [ˌʌpər ˈkrʌst]

n.  上流社会的人; 上层人士; 达官显贵

牛津词典

noun

• 上流社会的人；上层人士；达官显贵
  the people who belong to the highest social class

柯林斯词典

• N-SING-COLL 上层阶级;上流社会；上等人家
  The upper crustare the upper classes.
  1. ...the kind of lifestyle of the privileged upper crust.
     拥有特权的上流社会的那种生活方式
  2. Upper crustis also an adjective.
     
  3. Sergeant Parrott normally spoke with an upper-crust accent.
     帕罗特军士说话通常带着上流社会的腔调。

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• The inversion for the Q value of the upper crust along the profile from Baicheng to Da Qaidam has been carried out using seismic reflection/ refraction data acquired on the profiles which cross the Tarim basin, the Altun orogenic belt and the Qaidam basin, respectively.
  利用横跨塔里木盆地、阿尔金造山带和柴达木盆地的拜城大柴旦综合地球物理剖面的人工地震宽角反射折射资料，对拜城大柴旦剖面研究区上地壳的Q值结构进行了反演。
• Differential movement between the lower crust and the upper crust brittle layer to form a slip layer in the crustal shear detachment level ( corresponding to low-velocity& resistivity layer in middle crust), and controls the tectonic movement of upper crust.
  下地壳流层与上地壳脆性层发生差异运动，在中地壳层次发生剪切拆离，形成滑脱层（对应于中地壳低速、低阻层），并控制了上地壳的构造运动。
• The ore lead in the deposits mainly came from the upper crust.
  矿床的矿石铅主要来自上地壳。
• The voluminous alkaline granites in the region were probably from the same magma source, but crystallized at upper crust depth.
  该地区体积巨大的碱性花岗岩可能也来自相同的岩浆源，只不过它是在较浅的地壳深度上结晶的。
• The upper crust and mantle lid are elastic in the duration of a few decades;
  在延续数十年的情况下，上地壳以及岩石圈地幔都可能呈弹性状态；
• The previous researches indicate input of mantle material into upper crust during magmatism and ore-forming process.
  大量研究资料表明，区内成矿和成岩过程中有幔源物质的加入。
• Fine structures of the upper crust and velocity distributions down to 10 km deep are obtained.
  得到深度为10km范围的地壳浅层结构和速度分布。
• Finally, the relations of composition with heat state of the upper crust were analysed.
  最后对区域上地壳成份、热状态与成矿的关系进行了探讨。
• The metallogenic materials are mainly from the deep magmas and the rest from upper crust.
  成矿物质主要来源于深部岩浆，有部分地壳物质的加入。
• In general, the composition of lower crust is close to basalt and the composition of upper crust is similar to granite.
  一般来说，下地壳的成分接近于玄武岩，而上地壳的物质成分与花岗岩相似。