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。
• 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。
• Until recently, it was easy to dismiss such ambitions as the hubristic musings of a young upstart.
  直到最近，人们很容易将这类雄心壮志视为年轻新贵的狂妄自大。
• As part of our boot performance work, we have now transitioned to Upstart.
  我们已经花了很多功夫在改进系统启动的外观效果上。
• Upstart bureaucrats, financiers, officials, etc.
  突然发迹的官僚、金融家、官员等。
• 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。
• People in the office think he's an upstart because he was so young when he was promoted.
  办公室的人认为他是平步青云，因为他被提升时这么年轻。
• 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。
• 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。
• She advocates brands, but not upstart's fanaticism.
  她崇尚名牌，却不是暴发户式的狂热。