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
• 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
• an arrogant or presumptuous person

双语例句

• The race to catch up with Google comes as the internet upstart continues to strengthen its grip on searching.
  追赶Google的竞赛开始时，正值这家互联网新贵在持续加强对搜索业务的控制。
• But ths success only caused jealous resentment among the other royal cooks, and they plotted to get rid of this upstart newcomer.
  但是他的成功也引起了王室其他厨师的忌妒和忿恨，他们密谋除掉这个新来的“暴发户”。
• You cannot marry that young upstart!
  你可不能嫁给那个年轻的暴发户！
• But within AIG, an upstart entrepreneurial subsidiary was booming.
  但在AIG内部，企业子公司正在蓬勃发展。
• 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。
• 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。
• Thanks to one 19th Century upstart, one also must be dead to appear on a bill.
  多亏了19世纪那个自命不凡的人，一个人必须是去世之后才有资格出现在美元上。
• 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。