upstart是什么意思？

upstart

英[ˈʌpstɑ:t] 美[ˈʌpstɑrt]

• n. 暴发户，新贵，傲慢自负的人；
• adj. 暴富的，自命不凡的，傲慢无礼的；
• vi. 突然跳起，突然发起；

复数：upstarts;

例句

• He was a new upstart and a gentleman of the first head. 他是个暴发户,是个新封的贵族.
• You can't marry that young upstart! 你可不能嫁给那个年轻的暴发户!
• You cannot marry that young upstart! 你可不能嫁给那个年轻的暴发户！
• ...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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  （初到某地或初出茅庐却）自命不凡的家伙
  You can refer to someone as an upstart when they behave as if they are important, but you think that they are too new in a place or job to be treated as important.
  例句
  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。 ...an upstart who had come from nowhere. 原本是个无名之辈的目中无人的新丁

英汉词典释义

• n.
  暴发户, 新贵
  You cannot marry that young upstart! 你可不能嫁给那个年轻的暴发户！

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an arrogant or presumptuous person
  2. a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
  3. a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an errect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
• Adjective
  1. characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position

行业词典

• 体育： 崛起者；
  金融： 暴发户；