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up·start
/ˌʌpˈstɑrt/
暴富者,暴發戶,傲慢自負之人(
a
.)暴富的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Up·start
v. i.
To
start
or
spring
up
suddenly
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Up·start
n.
1.
One
who
has
risen
suddenly
,
as
from
low
life
to
wealth
,
power
,
or
honor
;
a
parvenu
.
2.
Bot.
The
meadow
saffron
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Up·start
,
a.
Suddenly
raised
to
prominence
or
consequence
.
“A
race
of
upstart
creatures.”
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
upstart
adj
:
characteristic
of
someone
who
has
risen
economically
or
socially
but
lacks
the
social
skills
appropriate
for
this
new
position
[
syn
:
nouveau-riche
,
parvenu
,
parvenue
,
upstart(a)
]
n
1:
an
arrogant
or
presumptuous
person
2:
a
person
who
has
suddenly
risen
to
a
higher
economic
status
but
has
not
gained
social
acceptance
of
others
in
that
class
[
syn
:
parvenu
,
nouveau-riche
,
arriviste
]
3:
a
gymnastic
exercise
performed
starting
from
a
position
with
the
legs
over
the
upper
body
and
moving
to
an
errect
position
by
arching
the
back
and
swinging
the
legs
out
and
down
while
forcing
the
chest
upright
[
syn
:
kip
]
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