Upstart



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.突然升官的人, 暴发户
• ［英］ n.突然升官的人, 暴发户 ( one that has risen suddenly)
• ［记］ up -> start ( 开始) -> 开始向上 -> 升官
• ［例］ an upstart family ( 暴发户)

Webster Collegiate

I. intransitive verb

• Date: 14th century
• to jump up (as to one's feet) suddenly

II. noun

• Date: 1555
• 1. one that has risen suddenly (as from a low position to wealth or power) ; parvenu; especially one that claims more personal importance than is warranted
• 2. a start-up enterprise
• ? upstart adjective

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