| 词汇 | yuppie |
| 释义 | yuppieWord family nounyuppiedomyuppificationyuppieverbyuppify yup·pie, yuppy /ˈjʌpi/ noun [countableC] RICHa young person with a professional job who seems to be interested only in earning a lot of money and buying expensive things 雅皮士〔指似乎只关心赚钱、买奢侈品的职业青年〕 Examples from the Corpus yuppie• Unlike 30 years ago, there are some rules that neo-hippie, former hippie and yuppie celebrants alike will want to follow.• Perrier's coy advertising, aimed at yuppies everywhere, made bottled water fashionable.• Corporate yuppie culture is oozing insidiously into the development world and the old order is slowly and inexorably crumbling.• There were no yuppies or floppy discs.• But it might well appeal to yuppie climbers. From Longman Business Dictionary yuppieyup·pie /ˈjʌpi/ (also yuppy) noun (plural yuppies) [countableC] informal a young person in a professional job with a high income, especially one who enjoys spending money and having a fashionable way of lifeSYN YAP The area has been converted into smart flats for yuppies. (1900-2000) young urban professional |
| 随便看 |
|
时代网英语在线翻译词典收录了323754条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。