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upstart [ˈʌpstɑ:rt]

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:

  • 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。
  • You cannot marry that young upstart!
    你可不能嫁给那个年轻的暴发户！
  • You can't marry that young upstart!
    你可不能嫁给那个年轻的暴发户!
  • Ian Botham was once the most frightful upstart.
    来自THETIMES
  • The...people are too proud to bear the rule of a foreign upstart.
    来自J. Cary
  • Time...for this young upstart from below stairs to be taught a lesson.
    来自A. West