单词 | upstart |
释义 | up·start ![]() n. A person of humble origin who attains sudden wealth, power, or importance, especially one made immodest or presumptuous by the change; a parvenu. adj. 1. Suddenly raised to a position of consequence. 2. Self-important; presumptuous. intr.v. (ŭp-stärt) up·start·ed, up·start·ing, up·starts To spring or start up suddenly. |
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