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单词

upper-crust

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ˌʌpər ˈkrʌst
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释义

adj. 上流阶级的;有上流社会之性质的 n. 面包上层的皮;上流社会

例句

Sergeant Parrott normally spoke with an upper-crust accent.
帕洛特中士说话时总带着上等阶层的口音。
For technophobes, the word also is familiar from the 1990 movie "Pretty Woman," in which Julia Roberts startles her date's upper-crust friends with a hearty "woot, woot, woot!" at a polo match.
即使对网络和游戏不感兴趣的人,对“w00t”这个词也不应该陌生。在1990年的影片《风月俏佳人》中,由朱莉娅·罗伯茨饰演的女主角在观看马球比赛时,大喊“woot !”
The building was originally constructed as a hotel for upper crust springs society, but has long since been converted into offices for lawyers, accountants and such.
这栋楼本是为镇上上层人士盖的旅店,但早已被用作律师、会计师之类的办公楼。

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