elites
n.
精华( elite的名词复数 );
精锐;
上层集团;
（统称）掌权人物;
例句:
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He regards anti-insurgent campaigns as a contest between elites.
来自NEWYORKER
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The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment.
这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素.
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Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders.
社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶.
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The analysis is based on the " objective situation " in which these elites found themslves.
这种分析是基于这些上层人物所处的 “ 客观条件 ”.
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Those are elites that are going to be replaced.
来自VOA
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With him, she mingled with social and political elites.
来自VOA