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upstart

/ˈʌpstɑːrt/ /ˈʌpstɑrt/

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noun

暴发户，新贵

One who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous.

Examples :

""The old families in town looked down on the new tech millionaire, considering him an upstart who lacked class and history." "

镇上的老家族们看不起那位新晋的科技百万富翁，认为他是个缺乏底蕴和教养的暴发户。

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noun

秋水仙，躄芄。

The meadow saffron.

Examples :

"The botanist identified the delicate, spring-blooming upstart as a meadow saffron. "

植物學家確認了那株嬌嫩的，春天開花的秋水仙，即是秋水仙。

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verb

蹿升，兴起

To rise suddenly, to spring

Examples :

"And his unready weapons gan in hand to take."

于是他手持未备之武器，仓促兴起应战。

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adjective

暴发户作风，新贵做派

Acting like a parvenu.

Examples :

"The new student, an upstart, tried to dominate classroom discussions, even though she had only been there a few weeks. "

这个新来的学生带着一股暴发户作风，才来几个星期就想主导课堂讨论。

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adjective

暴发户，新贵，自命不凡。

Self-important and presumptuous.

Examples :

"The new student was an upstart, constantly boasting about his high scores on the test. "

那个新生是个自命不凡的家伙，老是吹嘘自己考试得了高分。

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