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upstart

英 [ˈʌpstɑːt]

美 [ˈʌpstɑːrt]

n.  自命不凡的新上任者; 狂妄自大的新手

复数:upstarts 

GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.20694 / COCA.15398

牛津词典

    noun

    • 自命不凡的新上任者;狂妄自大的新手
      a person who has just started in a new position or job but who behaves as if they are more important than other people, in a way that is annoying

      柯林斯词典

      • 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 anupstartwhen 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.
        1. 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。
        2. ...an upstart who had come from nowhere.
          原本是个无名之辈的目中无人的新丁

      英英释义

      noun

      • 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
          Synonym:kip
        1. a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
            Synonym:parvenunouveau-richearriviste
          1. an arrogant or presumptuous person

            双语例句

            • You impudent upstart. I shall take great delight in dispatching you myself.
              你这个厚颜无耻的暴发户,如果能亲自消灭你,我会很高兴。
            • An upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments.
              作出自以为是的、逞能的、讽刺的、或傲慢无礼的评论的暴发户。
            • As part of our boot performance work, we have now transitioned to Upstart.
              我们已经花了很多功夫在改进系统启动的外观效果上。
            • That, however, was a strategic mistake that enhanced the upstart competitor.
              然而,那时的安排是一个战略性错误,它增强了突然兴起的竞争对手的实力。
            • Forty years ago, upstart companies from a rising Japan pushed western competitors to the wall.
              40年前,来自崛起中日本的企业新贵们把西方竞争对手逼到了墙角。
            • Upstart bureaucrats, financiers, officials, etc.
              突然发迹的官僚、金融家、官员等。
            • She advocates brands, but not upstart's fanaticism.
              她崇尚名牌,却不是暴发户式的狂热。
            • As you saw above, you can use initctl with the emit option to generate an event to upstart.
              正如您前面看到的一样,您可以使用initctl和emit选项为upstart生成一个事件。
            • Every upstart needs capital.
              每个新贵都需要资本。
            • 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。