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

• He regarded me as a young upstart.
  他把我看作是一个年轻的新贵。
• The two options this article explores initng and upstart are not the only two games in town.
  本文中介绍的这两种方法initng和upstart并不是只有这两种程序可以替代init。
• As you saw above, you can use initctl with the emit option to generate an event to upstart.
  正如您前面看到的一样，您可以使用initctl和emit选项为upstart生成一个事件。
• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• If Apple wins against HTC, that would be bad news for upstart handset firms.
  若苹果赢了htc，那对众多蓬勃发展的手机公司，也许是个噩耗。