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单词 upper class
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Definition of upper class in English:

upper class

noun
  • treated as singular or plural The social group that has the highest status in society, especially the aristocracy.

    it is important that the children of the upper class attend the ‘right’ school
    foppish fashions that came and went in the upper classes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • That is why more than a century ago, as leisure time expanded, the working class displaced the upper classes in British football.
    • Most of the girls there were upper middle class, if not upper class.
    • Roza's employers are not from the upper classes, but are working class people.
    • The problem is that the upper classes in this society over-consume more than anybody else.
    • Libertarians, of course, are primarily from the middle to upper classes of society.
    • Along with it, foreign cars have become a craze for upper class families and the middle class is following the trend.
    • Young people from middle and upper class families are far more likely to go to college than those in working class families.
    • The decorated pots are almost part and parcel of the houses of all middle and upper class women.
    • What it really has to do with is maintaining the dominance of the upper classes and enforcing social norms.
    • As the ranks of the country's middle and upper classes expand, so too is the Chinese passion for golf.
    • This action also coincided with an economic boom, which created a greater gap between the poor and the middle to upper classes.
    • Higher education is coveted by all, but only the middle and upper classes can afford to attend a university.
    • They need to get high-quality healthcare, which has all along been the privilege of the middle and upper classes.
    • Gandhi was born to the upper class of Indian society and had the privilege to study law in London.
    • In the upper middle and upper classes, child care often is delegated to a nanny.
    • The society is made up of the wealthy upper class, the middle class, and the working or lower class.
    • If it has become a tool for the upper class to maintain their status and power, how can we reach this goal?
    • Could you argue that the working and even upper classes have healthier cultures than the middle classes?
    • And isn't it true that in any society the working classes find it much harder to own their own home than the middle or upper classes?
    • There is much enthusiasm for recreational boating and water sports among the middle and upper class in India.
    Synonyms
    best, pick, cream, flower, nonpareil, elect
adjective
  • Relating to or characteristic of the upper class.

    upper-class accents
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Born into a musical upper-class family, he showed early promise as both composer and pianist.
    • Until recently, this was a rich, plummy, fruity, upper-class voice.
    • We are in a country estate in upper-class rural England.
    • Gentlemen's clubs upheld these traditions, but early competition was largely confined to an upper-class social elite.
    • It was generally thought that eating disorders struck upper-class white teens and young women.
    • Yet, it is affordable to many middle- and upper-class city dwellers.
    • We have become in awe of Tiger Woods, who has given a new face to what was once an elite, upper-class white man's activity.
    • A wedding is taking place in the gardens of an affluent, upper-class household.
    • He asked himself, loudly, in a relatively upper-class accent.
    • We in the upper-class society do not believe that we are more noble than others.
    • Specific, or all, upper-class dorms could provide a gender-blind housing option.
    • Soon, the car pulled into the car park of the most upper-class, posh and wealthy sports club in the entire state.
    • Born into an upper-class family with a feudal culture, Zohra frequently noticed unfair treatment around her.
    • The children interviewed came from middle to upper-class families.
    • He uses an upper-class accent and claims to come from a wealthy family.
    • Gere plays a successful but bored upper-class Manhattan executive.
    • There appears to be a growing percentage enjoying an upper class status in South Africa.
    • Ten blocks to the north is Bachman's, a large upper-class garden superstore.
    • We moved to a quiet, upper-class neighbourhood in Maracas Valley, St Joseph, when I was ten.
    • Many people understand tango as a very elegant, upper-class music, but the truth is that its origins are rather dark and dirty.
    Synonyms
    aristocratic, noble, noble-born, of noble birth, patrician, titled, blue-blooded, high-born, well born, elite, upper-crust, landowning, landed, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
    high-class, select, exclusive
    British county, upmarket
    informal top-drawer, top-people's, {huntin', shootin', and fishin'}, classy, posh, snobby
    archaic gentle, of gentle birth
 
 

Definition of upper class in US English:

upper class

nounˈəpər klæsˈəpər klas
  • treated as singular or plural The social group that has the highest status in society, especially the aristocracy.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is much enthusiasm for recreational boating and water sports among the middle and upper class in India.
    • The society is made up of the wealthy upper class, the middle class, and the working or lower class.
    • Libertarians, of course, are primarily from the middle to upper classes of society.
    • That is why more than a century ago, as leisure time expanded, the working class displaced the upper classes in British football.
    • And isn't it true that in any society the working classes find it much harder to own their own home than the middle or upper classes?
    • As the ranks of the country's middle and upper classes expand, so too is the Chinese passion for golf.
    • If it has become a tool for the upper class to maintain their status and power, how can we reach this goal?
    • They need to get high-quality healthcare, which has all along been the privilege of the middle and upper classes.
    • Young people from middle and upper class families are far more likely to go to college than those in working class families.
    • Higher education is coveted by all, but only the middle and upper classes can afford to attend a university.
    • Most of the girls there were upper middle class, if not upper class.
    • Along with it, foreign cars have become a craze for upper class families and the middle class is following the trend.
    • This action also coincided with an economic boom, which created a greater gap between the poor and the middle to upper classes.
    • The problem is that the upper classes in this society over-consume more than anybody else.
    • Gandhi was born to the upper class of Indian society and had the privilege to study law in London.
    • In the upper middle and upper classes, child care often is delegated to a nanny.
    • Could you argue that the working and even upper classes have healthier cultures than the middle classes?
    • What it really has to do with is maintaining the dominance of the upper classes and enforcing social norms.
    • The decorated pots are almost part and parcel of the houses of all middle and upper class women.
    • Roza's employers are not from the upper classes, but are working class people.
    Synonyms
    best, pick, cream, flower, nonpareil, elect
adjectiveˈəpər klæsˈəpər klas
upper-class
  • Relating to the group that has the highest status in society.

    upper-class accents
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Specific, or all, upper-class dorms could provide a gender-blind housing option.
    • Until recently, this was a rich, plummy, fruity, upper-class voice.
    • Born into a musical upper-class family, he showed early promise as both composer and pianist.
    • There appears to be a growing percentage enjoying an upper class status in South Africa.
    • We in the upper-class society do not believe that we are more noble than others.
    • Yet, it is affordable to many middle- and upper-class city dwellers.
    • Born into an upper-class family with a feudal culture, Zohra frequently noticed unfair treatment around her.
    • Ten blocks to the north is Bachman's, a large upper-class garden superstore.
    • He uses an upper-class accent and claims to come from a wealthy family.
    • It was generally thought that eating disorders struck upper-class white teens and young women.
    • Gentlemen's clubs upheld these traditions, but early competition was largely confined to an upper-class social elite.
    • The children interviewed came from middle to upper-class families.
    • Soon, the car pulled into the car park of the most upper-class, posh and wealthy sports club in the entire state.
    • A wedding is taking place in the gardens of an affluent, upper-class household.
    • We moved to a quiet, upper-class neighbourhood in Maracas Valley, St Joseph, when I was ten.
    • Many people understand tango as a very elegant, upper-class music, but the truth is that its origins are rather dark and dirty.
    • He asked himself, loudly, in a relatively upper-class accent.
    • We are in a country estate in upper-class rural England.
    • Gere plays a successful but bored upper-class Manhattan executive.
    • We have become in awe of Tiger Woods, who has given a new face to what was once an elite, upper-class white man's activity.
    Synonyms
    aristocratic, noble, noble-born, of noble birth, patrician, titled, blue-blooded, high-born, well born, elite, upper-crust, landowning, landed, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
 
 
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