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upstart

/noun, adjective uhp-stahrt; verb uhp-stahrt/US // noun, adjective ˈʌpˌstɑrt; verb ʌpˈstɑrt //

新贵,新秀,新锐,新贵族

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or a position of consequence.
    • : a presumptuous and objectionable person who has so risen; parvenu.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : being, resembling, or characteristic of an upstart.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to spring into existence or into view.
    • : to start up; spring up, as to one's feet.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to cause to start up.

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Examples

  • Today we’re parsing its Q4 2020 data, which shows a return to sequential-quarterly growth at the trading upstart.

  • Notably, her show was defeated in the 25-to-54 age demographic — but not in total viewers — by upstart network Newsmax on one night in December, though the feat was not repeated.

  • Meanwhile, upstart sexual wellness and feminine brands have also been turning to Walmart as a new sales channel.

  • An upstart company, Iowa Beef Packers, introduces a product known as “boxed beef,” transforming the meatpacking industry.

  • This trading surge, along with the popularity of newer app-based platforms like Robinhood, has created a potential opportunity for upstarts.

  • AirAsia, on the other hand, is a relatively new carrier, an upstart in the tradition of Southwest Airlines in the United States.

  • And if Warren seems like an unlikely upstart now, so did Obama at this time eight years ago.

  • If the upstart wins, the Democrats are in play for the first time in a generation.

  • The crashing and burning of her last presidential campaign to the unknown, young upstart.

  • He was the electric young upstart who upended her inevitable path to the White House in Iowa.

  • And the man who had done all this—a vulgar upstart out of Paris, reeking of leather and the barrack-room still lived!

  • "I guess that is straight enough for Guitar to believe, instead of that upstart lieutenant," said Harry.

  • The hills of Mount Upstart are of primitive form, and were judged to be composed of granite.

  • Bill had been watching, but he had not seen the young upstart from the agency go past, and neither had Bill's faithful clerk.

  • Others were derided by their contemporaries, as we deride the made-to-order coat of arms of some nineteenth century upstart.