词汇 | uppish |
释义 | uppish adjective UKinformaluk /ˈʌp.ɪʃ/ us /ˈʌp.ɪʃ/ uppishadjective (SNOBBISH)disapprovingold-fashioned An uppish person thinks they are better than other people: I left my job because the work was boring and the people were kind of uppish. The film version of Mary Poppins barely resembles the uppish creature originally dreamed up by PL Travers. They became very uppish towards other members of the community. 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 petit bourgeois petty bourgeois pleb plebby the bottom of the heapidiom the gentry the petite bourgeoisie trailer trash underclass ungenteel ungentrified upper class uppishadjective (MOVING UPWARD)sports specialized In sports such as cricket, an uppish ball is hit in an upward direction: (板球等)向上方击球的 The captain was eventually caught out with a sharp uppish cut to Gary Keedy.最终,队长冲着加里·基迪横向击球,球陡峭向上飞出后被擒获。 The uppish shot that led to their 29th-minute goal might have been penalized by some referees. Cricket 12th man all out all-rounder arm ball asking rate batting bowl eleven hook infield jaffa king pair late cut leg break stonewall strike rate sundries switch-hit tail tailender You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: General terms used in ball sports Up and upward |
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