elites

英 [eɪˈliːts]

美 [ɪˈlits]

n.  上层集团; (统称)掌权人物，社会精英
elite的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 精英;杰出人物
  You can refer to the most powerful, rich, or talented people within a particular group, place, or society as theelite.
  1. ...a government comprised mainly of the elite...
     主要由精英组成的政府
  2. We have a political elite in this country.
     我们国家有一群政治精英。
• ADJ-GRADED 精英的;精锐的;最优秀的
  Elitepeople or organizations are considered to be the best of their kind.
  1. ...the elite troops of the President's bodyguard.
     精锐的总统卫队

双语例句

• All citizens should be able to challenge the narratives held by elites.
  所有公民都应当能够质疑社会精英所持的观点。
• Mr Thornton also wants to sensitise western elites to China and to Chinese history.
  桑顿先生也希望西方精英人物能对中国和中国历史有更多了解。
• If elites fail, they risk being replaced.
  如果精英们失败了，他们就有可能被取代。
• Political and business elites will oppose policies that might slow their part of the economy.
  如果相关政策可能降低自己领域的经济增长，政界和商界精英将会表示反对。
• The changes about Russian political system provide space for elites and masses to affect its diplomacy.
  俄罗斯政治体制的变化为精英和大众提供了影响外交的空间。
• A widening gap between the electorate and the elites threatens the fragile compact at the heart of free societies.
  选民和精英阶层之间日渐扩大的鸿沟，威胁着处于自由社会中心的脆弱契约。
• The Russian and Chinese elites 'response to these political uncertainties is also similar.
  俄罗斯和中国的精英领导层对这些政治不确定性的回应也是类似的。
• Russia's friendship with China is not just a ploy by their elites.
  俄罗斯和中国的友谊不仅仅是它们的精英所布下的策略。
• When they grow up, they are not only the social elites, but also our national backbone.
  他们长大了不仅是社会的精英，也是国家的栋梁。
• It has worked for years, but now even the elites are complaining about corruption and inequality.
  多年来，这套制度还算奏效，。但现在，就连精英阶层也开始抱怨腐败和不平等问题。