| 词汇 | high-society |
| 释义 | high society noun[ U ] uk /ˌhaɪ səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/ us /ˌhaɪ səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬i/ rich, powerful, and fashionable people: 上流社会 There were 2,000 guests from European high society at the prince's wedding.来自欧洲上流社会的2000位客人参加了王子的婚礼。 Synonyms glitterati smart setUK Compare the jet setinformal Class & class-consciousness in general anti-bourgeois anti-snob arriviste bougie gentrification gentrify go/come down in the worldidiom go/come up in the worldidiom petty bourgeois pleb plebby plebeian the bottom of the heapidiom the gentry the petite bourgeoisie the upper crust underclass ungenteel ungentrified upper class Examples of high societyhigh society Salons, and the sociability of highsociety that they expressed and facilitated, were ideally suited for this. In highsociety and low, he had heard only an incessant conversation about self-interest. The rhyme reinforces the meaning: he is dressed up for highsociety, and consequently, high society's verdict is that he is charming. Embedded in the highsociety they set out to cheat, they were shown to acquire sets of attributes that were to stereotype fictional financiers for the following decades. It hits people in highsociety as hard as it hits people anywhere else. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were even in highsociety at that time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His gimmick consists of dressing like an early twentieth century highsociety gentleman and creating havoc out of boredom. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The young men hoped that forming a rowing club, would make them popular, with the young ladies of the city's highsociety. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His favorite medium was lithography, and he alternated between spoofing highsociety and creating beautiful landscapes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Hale was considered a remarkably beautiful woman with less remarkable talents who was introduced to highsociety and luxury living. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The modernized version is noted for accentuating the figures of women, and as such was popular as a dress for highsociety. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It even appealed to the highsociety crowd, but the majority of the patrons were young students, artists and people seeking something new. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She used her knowledge of highsociety to meet rich guys. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Moreau also established a set of the different highsociety rooms; many with different styles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Born into highsociety, he strives in vain to gain independence and freedom. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of high society 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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