橘子朗文词典

the upper crust

T 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˌʌp.ə ˈkrʌst]
  • 美式音标 [ˌʌp.ɚ ˈkrʌst]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • 上流社会
  • 上层阶级

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • Depths of these hypocenters concentrate at about 12km deep in the upper crust.
    这些 震源 深度集中在地壳上部约12公里处。
  • Between the Kunlun fault and Yarlung Zangbo suture the eastward flow resulted in the formation of detachments in the upper crust.
    在昆仑山脉与雅鲁藏布缝合带之间，向东的流动便形成上部地壳的滑脱构造。
  • Some low-density bodies widely exist in the middle crust of the center of the basin, and in the upper crust above the uplifted portion of the upper mantle.
    位于盆地中部的中、下地壳分别发育大范围的壳内低密度体，并处于上地幔隆起的背景之上；

    • 权威例句

  • In the high Middle Ages, chess became a popular pastime for the upper crust, both men and women.
    ECONOMIST: Women in chess
  • Schwab has the recently acquired Cybercorp for low-end day trading, Schwab for the masses and U.S. Trust for the upper crust.
    FORBES: Charles Schwab, Version 4.0
  • Though he had always felt like an outsider, he was surprised by the viciousness of the attacks, losing 14 pounds and any illusions that he would be accepted by the upper crust.
    FORBES: The World's Richest People

词组短语

    短语

  • the upper yangtze crust 上扬子地壳
  • belong to the upper crust 属于上流社会
  • source of the upper crust 上地壳源
  • the crust and upper mantle 地壳与上地幔

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • people who have the highest social position and are usually rich