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

• 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。
• But it is spreading rapidly among the middle classes and the elites.
  但是，它是在中产阶级和精英阶层当中迅速传播的。
• In the new context, the relation and interaction between elites and grassroots overturns.
  在新语境下，精英与草根的位格关系和互动结构，都发生了颠覆式的变化。
• 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。
• A seat on a Tsinghua advisory board offers Western executives an opportunity to mix with Chinese elites.
  清华大学顾问委员会的一个席位可以给西方高管提供一个与中国精英接触的机会。
• Both citizens and elites in Europe seem to feel the need to stop this nonsense.
  欧洲民众和精英们似乎都感到有必要停止这种蠢行。
• Well, so much for the elites.
  好了，不说精英了。
• The political elites of the eurozone periphery are responsible for having lost access to the financial markets in 2010.
  欧元区外围国家的政治精英应该对他们2010年无法再进入金融市场负责。
• The result is that numerous colleges have narrowed the gap with the elites.
  其结果就是越来越多的大学缩短了与精英大学的差距。
• If elites fail, they risk being replaced.
  如果精英们失败了，他们就有可能被取代。