参考词典中upstart的常规释义:
基本释义
- n. 暴富者,暴发户,傲慢自负之人
a. 暴富的
词形变化
- 时 态:up·start·ed, up·start·ing, up·starts
英英解释
3个名词解释
- an arrogant or presumptuous person
- a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
[同] arriviste, nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart
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- a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
[同] kip, upstart
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- characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
[同] nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart
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