英语词汇学习点点滴滴
upstart: 暴发户;新贵
改革开放初期,涌现出一批一夜暴富的人,就是这里的upstart。Upstart作动词用时,意思是“突然跳起,突然发”,其“暴发户”的含义就是由此引申而来。此外,upstart还可作形容词用,表示“暴富的”、“狂妄自大的”。例如:an upstart interloper(无营业执照的暴发户);He dreaded their upstart ambition.(他惧怕他们的狂妄野心。)
请看例句:Facing intense competition both from global rivals like General Motors Corp. and domestic upstarts like Chery Automobile Co., VW has seen its market share drop to 18 percent, from well over 50 percent in the 1990s.
posted on 2008-04-30 17:18
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