upwardly mobile

英 [ˌʌpwədli ˈməʊbaɪl]

美 [ˌʌpwərdli ˈmoʊbl]

adj.  走向上层社会的; 走向富裕的; 步步高升的

牛津词典

adj.

• 走向上层社会的；走向富裕的；步步高升的
  moving towards a higher social position, usually in which you become richer
  1. upwardly mobile immigrant groups
     步步高升的移民群体
  2. an upwardly mobile lifestyle
     日益阔绰的生活方式

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (在社会地位上)向上流动的,往上爬的
  If you describe someone asupwardly mobile, you mean that they are moving, have moved, or are trying to move to a higher social position.
  1. The Party has been unable to attract upwardly mobile voters.
     该党一直不能吸引那些追求更高社会地位的选民。
  2. The upwardly mobileare people who are upwardly mobile.
     (在社会地位上)向上流动的人，往上爬的人
  3. ...the large detached houses of the upwardly mobile with their double garages and array of cars.
     处于上升阶层的人士所拥有的一栋栋独立的、带双车库的大房子和一排一排的轿车

双语例句

• But, in fact, many upwardly mobile Chinese fall somewhere in the middle, chasing personal fulfillment and consumer gratification with equal abandon.
  但事实上，许多向上登攀的中国人介乎中间，对于自我实现和消费满足同样纵情追逐。
• Britain is not a truly fluid society; upwardly mobile.
  英国不是一个真正变化大的社会；向上变化的。
• Hardly anyone had seen a young upwardly mobile professional before, but now they were everywhere.
  以前，几乎没有人见过社会地位处于上升趋势的年轻专业人士，但现在到处都是他们的身影。
• Nokia weathered criticism from investors that it was expending too much effort on high-end smartphones while its rival ate into its lucrative business selling expensive 'dumb' phones to upwardly mobile people around the world.
  他们说，在竞争对手侵蚀其颇为赚钱的业务、向全球社会经济地位不断提高的用户销售昂贵的傻瓜手机时，诺基亚却在高端智能手机上花费了太多的精力。
• So, soon, will the final adornment of any upwardly mobile city: an ikea.
  很快，与这经济飞跃相映成趣的最后修饰就将粉墨登场：宜家家居。
• The meeting attracted upwardly mobile professional and political women.
  这次会议吸引了积极进取的职业和从政妇女。
• The Party has been unable to attract upwardly mobile voters.
  该党一直不能吸引那些追求更高社会地位的选民。
• Look up!; the music surged up; the fragments flew upwards; prices soared upwards; upwardly mobile.
  向上看；音乐令人激情荡漾；碎片漫天飞扬；价格暴涨；向上升的，有上升趋势的。
• A young upwardly mobile professional person; someone under 40 who prospered during the 1980s.
  有上升趋势的年青专业人士；40岁以下流行于十九世纪八十年代。
• Britain's secondary-school exam results have every reason to be upwardly mobile.
  英国中学的考试成绩完全有可能大幅度上升。