social climbers

美 [ˈsoʊʃl ˈklaɪmərz]英 [ˈsəʊʃl ˈklaɪməz]
  • n.攀附权贵借以挤入上流社会的人;趋炎附势向上爬的人
  • social climber的复数
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social climbers

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    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。

  1. People usually look down upon social climbers .

    人们通常瞧不起社会上那些攀龙附凤的人。

  2. We have social climbers in every company .

    每个公司都有向上爬的人。

  3. They are not anxious social climbers , and they have no devotion to material things .

    他们不是焦心的向上爬的人,他们不会对物质性的难舍难分。

  4. Their office is full of social climbers and I-love-me fellows .

    他们办公室全是些向上爬的人和自命不凡的家伙。

  5. The social climbers in the colonies started to mimic their conquerors .

    殖民地的那些一心向上爬的人开始仿效他们的征服者。