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upstart
[英] [ˈʌpstɑ:t]
[美] [ˈʌpstɑrt]
[名] 自命不凡的新上任者；狂妄自大的新手
词频排名 23899/55435
学习人数 6833
难度等级 5/10
认知比例 26.43%
例句
"you cannot buy class,as the old saying goes,and these upstart entrepreneurs cannot buy their prizes the prestige of the Nobels"
"正如古语所说，""你买不到社会地位""，这些企业新贵无法使他们的奖项达到诺贝尔那样的声望(14.3考研)"
an upstart who had come from nowhere
原本是个无名之辈的目中无人的新丁
Many prefer a familiar authority figure to a young upstart.
很多人都更愿意跟自己熟悉的权威人物打交道，而不是一个年纪轻轻却自命不凡的家伙。
助记
联想
GRE
"突然发迹者, 新贵, 暴发户（尤指傲慢令人反感者）"
【记】up上，start开始－开始向上－暴发户－自命不凡的
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