- a person, group, etc, that has risen suddenly to a position of power or wealth
- (as modifier): an upstart tyrant, an upstart family
- an arrogant or presumptuous person
- (as modifier): his upstart ambition
单词 | upstart |
释义 | WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 up•start /ˈʌpˌstɑrt/USA pronunciation n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
adj. [before a noun]
up•start (n., adj. up′stärt′;v. up stärt′),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
v.i.
v.t.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: upstart n /ˈʌpˌstɑːt/
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