upper class

英 [ði ˌʌpə ˈklɑːs]

美 [ði ˌʌpər ˈklæs]

n.  上流社会; 上等阶层

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 上流社会；上等阶层
  the groups of people that are considered to have the highest social status and that have more money and/or power than other people in society
  1. a member of the upper class/upper classes
     上流社会人士

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT-COLL 上层阶级；上等阶层；上流社会
  Theupper classor theupper classesare the group of people in a society who own the most property and have the highest social status, and who may not need to work for money.
  1. ...goods specifically designed to appeal to the tastes of the upper class...
     专门为迎合上流社会品位而设计的商品
  2. Many of the British upper classes are no longer very rich.
     英国的上流社会许多人已不再富得流油。
  3. Upper classis also an adjective.
     
  4. All of them came from wealthy, upper class families.
     他们全部来自富有的上流社会家庭。
  5. ...different styles of upper-class speech.
     上流社会不同的讲话风格

英英释义

noun

• the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
  Synonym:upper crust

双语例句

• Since going away to university he's affected a ridiculous upper class accent.
  自从去上大学以后，他便装出一种可笑的上流社会的腔调。
• He had envisioned it as a key element in the success of his new restaurant, his entitlement as a member of the upper class and the envy of every chef in town.
  他曾想像它是他新开张的餐馆获得成功的重要因素，是他成为上层社会的一员并获得相应权利的重要原因，同时也是他成为镇上所有厨师忌妒对象的罪魁祸首。
• Many of them say they want to be a sort of upper class, rather than only being rich.
  很多富人说，他们希望成为上流社会的一份子，而不只是有钱而已。
• The Law of One remained a nurturing, matriarchal spiritual culture, while the Aryan grew into a powerful military corporate society, dominated by the upper class.
  “一的法则”仍是一个培育、母系灵性的文化，而雅利安人却发展为一个被上级所控制的强大的军事企业社会。
• It is precisely that the vulgarization and the downward movement of the upper class's mysticism was the reason of this situation.
  正是由于玄学从上层社会的向下移动和庸俗化，才导致了这样的局面。
• Men of the upper class are usually sterile and dehumanized.
  上层阶级的男人通常是萎靡不振，缺乏人性本能力量的。
• For the next few hundred years the upper class spoke French while the common people spoke English.
  在接下来的几百年时间里，英国的上层阶级说法语，而平民百姓仍然说英语。
• Hypocrisy and Utilitarianism of the Upper Class in Emma
  从《爱玛》看上流社会的虚伪和功利主义
• Adeline's father, stepmother and their two children were the upper class, whereas Adeline and the four other step-children by the first wife were considered second class.
  严君玲的父亲，继母和他们的两个孩子是头等，而由第一个妻子所生的严君玲和其他四个孩子被认为二等。
• After the Norman conquest, upper class people spoke French while common people spoke english.
  诺曼征服后，上层阶级说法语，而普通百姓则说英语。