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

• That, however, was a strategic mistake that enhanced the upstart competitor.
  然而，那时的安排是一个战略性错误，它增强了突然兴起的竞争对手的实力。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's just your average day at Threshold Digital Research Labs, an upstart Hollywood Studio.
  这就是起点数字研究实验室&一个突然出现的好莱坞工作室的每一天。
• I like to think of Converse as a100-year-old upstart.
  我喜欢把匡威看作一个一百岁的新贵。
• You cannot marry that young upstart!
  你可不能嫁给那个年轻的暴发户！
• An upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments.
  作出自以为是的、逞能的、讽刺的、或傲慢无礼的评论的暴发户。
• He dreaded their upstart ambition.
  他惧怕他们的狂妄野心。