| 释义 |
come up (or go down) in the worldRise (or drop) in status or wealth: he’s come up in the world since he went to work for them a street that had once been well heeled but had gone down in the world...- This neighborhood is going through a transition, and it is coming up in the world, and that fire station will only add to the quality of life for the community.
- Lincoln is a city that's come up in the world since last I gave it close inspection, in my RAF days forty years ago.
- He has had to sell his flat in Mayfair because of his bankruptcy, ‘but he has a new flat in Mayfair for his wife and daughter so he's hardly gone down in the world.’
See parent entry: world |