柯林斯詞典upstart /??p?stɑ?t/ (upstarts) 1. N-COUNT You can refer to someone as an upstart when they behave as if they are important, but you think that they are too new in a place or job to be treated as important. 自命不凡的新手[表不滿] Many prefer a familiar authority figure to a young upstart. 許多人更喜歡熟悉的權(quán)威人物而不喜歡自命不凡的年輕新貴。 返回 upstart劍橋詞典 upstart noun [C] (PERSON) disapproving a person , especially a young one, who has suddenly got power or an important position and takes advantage of this in an unpleasant way （尤指年輕的）突然發(fā)跡的人，暴發(fā)戶；新貴 upstart noun [C] (BUSINESS) a new competitor 新出現(xiàn)的競爭者 Larger drug companies are buying up many of the upstart companies . 大型葯企正在收購新興競爭公司。 返回 upstart