| 词汇 | example_english_status-symbol |
| 释义 | Examples of status symbolThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Language can be as much a trend and statussymbol as clothing or cars, and slang has exactly that sort of social power and meaning. The portrait is originally displayed as his father's proudest statussymbol. When men of letters and officials smoked, opium was cultured and a statussymbol, but when the lower classes began to lie down, opium became degrading and ultimately criminal. A family heirloom or a newly acquired piano functioned as both statussymbol and insurance policy, available as collateral to borrow money for other markers of class respectability. They are related to a statussymbol competition with allies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They want to achieve a sort of statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is one statussymbol at which nobody will cavil. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is very often novelty or even a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not merely a matter of establishing a statussymbol for those who practise pharmacy, or of suggesting that chemists are a lesser breed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Having an office to oneself in this build mg is now regarded as something of a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps it is for those who are insecure and have sufficient money to spare, who will buy this car as a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This raises an important matter, because people are buying ferocious animals for no other reason than as a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is foolish for people to have many credit cards just because they are often regarded as a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are often secretaries, typists and hostesses, as well as being wives and a statussymbol for their professional husbands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The jet aircraft has become a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The statussymbol will be being an owner-occupier in a council housing development. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have built great express-ways with clover leaf junctions and made the motor car a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have achieved the statussymbol of a television set. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Teenagers in deprived areas are encouraged to turn to crime because other teenagers in the area regard it as a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The private bathroom is no mere statussymbol for a hotel today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These are not only a statussymbol of our high standard in this country; they bring us international prestige in world medicine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a kind of statussymbol to be a trustee of one of these trusts, and they do not want any change. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Holidaying abroad is becoming something of a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is another statussymbol in these days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The car is seen as a statussymbol rather than as a means of transport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The statussymbol, whatever that is, may have something to do with it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our real defences are being starved to pay for a nuclear statussymbol that nobody would dare to use in any circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be interesting to know how many people use their car as a statussymbol when they could easily travel by train. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it really worth trying to maintain what has been described as an "out-moded statussymbol"? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not regard a university as either a statussymbol or as an alternative to light industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has become a statussymbol, and parents will go to great lengths in order to give this opportunity to their children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The trouble, from the horse point of view, is that it has always been a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The 11-plus was very much a statussymbol for parents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All that potential is put at risk by the ambition to have a contingency fund·the latest statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It encourages fantasy and it appeals to a sense of status, emphasising ownership as a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not a statussymbol of our own. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To have a nuclear power station or a nuclear programme is a statussymbol of maturity and wealth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They would be like tennis courts, and there would be apparent the new statussymbol, which consists of always having the desks completely clear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was a statussymbol; it was the way to reserve our seat at the top table. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A great deal of statussymbol prestige bunkum is talked these days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why, therefore, have a redundant statussymbol of our own? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now it is almost a statussymbol for anybody to say that he rides a horse when on holiday. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And, perhaps because they are musical and did not know it before or because they want a statussymbol, they buy a piano. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why does he not recognise reality and cancel that extravagant and irrevelant statussymbol and totem pole? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would deprive them both of their means of mobility and of a valued statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How many cherished marks are cherished and how many are simply bought as a statussymbol we cannot tell at present. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A consultant gets a number of beds and the size of that number is regarded as a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hold the strong belief that people are given company cars as a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Dividends would become, as they are now to some extent, a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is regarded as a statussymbol to have a large car. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They want merchant navies because that is a statussymbol of independence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When the 11-plus examination was brought in, it was not intended that it should separate people, except according to aptitude, but it has become a sort of statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some teenagers relish a record of punishment as a statussymbol, and the same name often crops up again and again in punishment books, often for the same offence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their removal constituted a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be governing bodies dominated by one or two forceful personalities who will see the enlargement and aggrandisement of their school as some sort of statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It also became a macho statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, it has almost become a statussymbol in certain parts of the country; various counties insist upon having one because their neighbouring counties have one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps it is a sort of statussymbol, it being felt that those who drive to work lonely in their own car have a certain status. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no statussymbol element. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They want their own statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They give it a statussymbol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They bring in, and they have to bring in—it is almost a statussymbol now—the personnel department, the personnel director, the personnel manager and so forth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many schools like the idea of the statussymbol of a successful school sports team. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will try to deal with the question of countries trying to get this statussymbol as a ticket for the top table in nuclear conferences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it merely a statussymbol? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The concept of a national airline being seen as a national statussymbol has been with us since air transport became more widespread; and it still persists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Today, children use fireworks in the autumn as a statussymbol in the way that children, in my young days gathered marbles or chestnuts, which we swopped among ourselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is worn as a statussymbol to impart an impression of wealth upon which their family honor depends. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Both the 200 series and the 700 series became a statussymbol worldwide. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The borstal mark has been considered a statussymbol among some criminals. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A castle was considered to be a stamp of authority over the population of an area, and a statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Owners often commission an estate map to help manage their estate as well as serving as a statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Luxury vehicles are also a statussymbol for conspicuous consumption. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Advertisers used the cigarette as a social statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are valued for their warmth, and as a statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It became something of a statussymbol on urban basketball courts and eventually in suburban high schools. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In some modern and ancient cultures, drug usage is seen as a statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. With their new power, the once-rare working for nothing -- receiving a percentage of profit instead of a salary -- became a statussymbol for stars. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Earthen "kura" often became a statussymbol, with the greater number of "kura" indicating the greater wealth of the owner. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. For example, the cigar came to represent a social statussymbol, and artists included cigars in paintings to show emphasize social classes and power differences. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Increasingly, it is a statussymbol for cosmopolitan bobos, and it is being exploited by the marketers who cater to them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The walls and gates also served as a statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The hand-collected fungus-caterpillar combination is valued by herbalists and as a statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Back then, it became prominent in society and was used as a statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, they were more of a statussymbol rather than an economic necessity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Being more expensive than most other woods, teak furniture has become something of a statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Thus, the cap served as a form of identification, and effectively a statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There were widespread robberies of the jackets as they became a larger statussymbol that were well covered by the media. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In later centuries, books (and literacy) became more common among average citizens, so a private library became less-rarefied as a statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is valued for its comfort as well as a statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The earliest furniture was simple and practical, but as furniture became crafted and decorated it became an early statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Within polygynous societies, multiple wives often become a statussymbol denoting wealth, power, and fame. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If the shamans were the only ones to consume it, the practice may have been sacred and a statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. With the appearance of smooth edges in the 19th century, the deckle edge slowly emerged as a statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Jewelry was a statussymbol and represented, like in present times, wealth and prosperity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Initially, the mobile phone was a yuppie product and a statussymbol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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