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

• 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。
• Volkswagen has consistently expanded the availability of this filter technology from the upper class to the small car.
  大众油罐车已经扩大了可用性的持续过滤技术从上层阶级的小型汽车。
• I went to one stuffy upper class dinner party on my first night.
  第一天晚上我去参加了上流社会的一个无聊的晚餐会。
• She belongs to the rich American upper class and spends her time having lunch with friends and doing charity work.
  她属于美国富裕的上层阶级，把时间花在和朋友共进午餐和做慈善工作上面。
• 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。
• 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。
• Who exactly is "upper class" in England or is it just a mental construct?
  那么在英国，谁又是“上流阶层”？抑或只是一时臆想？
• The upper class comprised two interrelated groups, the traditional landed elite and the new rich.
  上层社会包括两类利益相关的人群，一种是传统意义上的地主，一种是财富新贵。
• 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。
• 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。