social climber

美 [ˌsoʊʃl ˈklaɪmər]英 [ˌsəʊʃl ˈklaɪmə(r)]
  • n.攀附权贵借以挤入上流社会的人;趋炎附势向上爬的人

复数: social climbers

social climbersocial climber

noun

disapproving攀附权贵借以挤入上流社会的人;趋炎附势向上爬的人
a person who tries to improve their position in society by becoming friendly with people who belong to a higher social class

social climber

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 极力结交上流人士的人;高攀名流的人
    You describe someone as a social climber when they try to get accepted into a higher social class by becoming friendly with people who belong to that class.

    That Rous was a snob and a social climber could scarcely be denied.

    劳斯十分势利,喜欢攀龙附凤——这几乎是不可否认的事实。

noun

1
someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
Synonym: climber

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  1. That Rous was a snob and a social climber could scarcely be denied .

    劳斯十分势利,喜欢攀龙附凤——这几乎是不可否认的事实。

  2. That 's my new career . I 'm gonna be a social climber .

    这是我的新目标,我将会进入上流社会。

  3. I had thought her a mere social climber .

    我以为她不过是一个攀爬社会关系的人。

  4. BoB 's always Been a social climBer .

    鲍勃总是在社会上拼命向上爬。

  5. She only dates doctors and lawyers , she 's such a social climber .

    她只与医生和律师约会,她是个想往上流社会爬的人。

  6. Carol is certainly a social climber .

    卡罗尔确实是一个想往上爬的人。

  7. Do you William , take this stuck up social climber to be your lawful wedded wife ?

    威廉,你是否愿意娶这位一心攀附龙门的篱笆女成为你的合法妻子?

  8. I was afraid that I would look like a social climber if I asked senior colleagues whether I could join them for lunch , said Lu .

    陆梦禅说:如果我问资历长的同事,可不可以和他们一起吃午饭,我怕别人会把我当成趋炎附势的人看待。

  9. Anton : If that were all he was doing then I wouldn 't say anything , but he 's a social climber of the worst kind .

    如果他这么做就是这个目的,那我不会说什么,但他是那种最坏的攀龙附凤者。

  10. Moreover , literature , Bola ñ o writes , " is a surreptitious form of violence , a passport to respectability , and can , in certain young and sensitive nations , disguise the social climber 's origins . "

    波拉尼奥写道,文学“是暴力的一种隐秘形式,是通往名望的通行证,在某些年轻而敏感的国度,可以掩盖不择手段挤进上流社会者的出身”。