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。
• He regarded me as a young upstart.
  他把我看作是一个年轻的新贵。
• 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。
• You impudent upstart. I shall take great delight in dispatching you myself.
  你这个厚颜无耻的暴发户，如果能亲自消灭你，我会很高兴。
• 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。
• Building and installing upstart is simple and follows the typical configure, make, and make install pattern.
  编译和安装upstart非常简单，并且遵循典型的configure、make和makeinstall模式。
• Upstart bureaucrats, financiers, officials, etc.
  突然发迹的官僚、金融家、官员等。
• Do you think customers will associate the failed upstart with ours?
  你认为顾客会把这个失败的新公司和我们连在一起吗？
• 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。