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　

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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

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