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单词 upstart
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
up•start /ˈʌpˌstɑrt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or importance.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. being, resembling, or characteristic of an upstart.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
up•start  (n., adj. upstärt′;v. up stärt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or a position of consequence.
  2. a presumptuous and objectionable person who has so risen;
    parvenu.

adj. 
  1. being, resembling, or characteristic of an upstart.

v.i. 
  1. to spring into existence or into view.
  2. to start up;
    spring up, as to one's feet.

v.t. 
  1. to cause to start up.
  • 1275–1325; Middle English (verb, verbal); see up-, start
upstart′ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
upstart n /ˈʌpˌstɑːt/
  1. a person, group, etc, that has risen suddenly to a position of power or wealth
  2. (as modifier): an upstart tyrant, an upstart family
  3. an arrogant or presumptuous person
  4. (as modifier): his upstart ambition
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