nouveau-riche

英[nuː'vəʊr'iːʃ] 美[nuː'vəʊr'iːʃ]
  • n.暴发户adj.暴发户的
  • arrive vi.到达;到来;成功
  • rate n.比率;速度;价格;费用;等级v.认为;估价;定等级;值得;怒斥;责骂
Noun:
  1. a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

Adjective:
  1. characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. People say that he is a nouveau riche.
      据说他是个暴发户。
    2. However in the fan heart, the nouveau riche rocket still difficultly ascended the place of refinement, the official poll, showed this point at least.
      不过在球迷心中,暴发户火箭仍难登大雅之堂,至少官方的民意调查,就说明了这一点。

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