yuppie

英 [英 [ˈjʌpi]]

美 [美 [ˈjʌpi]]

n.  雅皮士(城市中收入高、生活优裕的年轻专业人员)

　 　 　 　

英语专业八级 一星词汇 英国国家语料库（BNC）词汇 美国当代英语语料库（COCA）词汇

双语例句

• Suddenly a new species emerged: the yuppie.
  突然之间，一个新的物种出现了：雅皮士（yuppie）。
• A yuppie opened the door of his BMW when suddenly a car came along and hit the door, ripping it off completely.
  当一个雅皮士打开他的宝马车的车门时，另一辆车疾驰而过，把他的车门撞掉了。
• In red braces and huge stripes the Yuppie was born and also our love of excess that continued unabashed until recently.
  雅皮士（城市职业阶层中的年轻人士）的红色条纹背带，以及我们那过多的爱情，到现在都还泰然自若的继续着。
• It was called 'yuppie flu' in the 1980s because sufferers tend to be aged between 20 and 40 and the illness was most frequently seen among professional people.
  二十世纪八十年代，这种疾病被称为雅皮士流感，因为大多数患者年龄介于20岁到40岁之间，且多为专业人士。
• This linear path was the yuppie sine qua non, the mark of a serious person who climbed the ladder.
  这种线性通道为雅皮士的必经之路，是攀爬经济阶梯的正经人士的一大标志。
• The Porsche 911 reminds me of the worst parts of the yuppie era.
  这辆保时捷911让我想起了雅皮士时代最不堪的那些日子。
• Jeffery, yuppie to the max, was always as close to perfection in his appearance as he could be.
  杰夫是彻头彻尾的雅皮士，一向仔细地全力打扮自己的外表。
• Were the dog's bullocks compared to these yuppie frocks.
  我还是比较喜欢牛仔裤和皮夹。
• While Hollywood still likes a good crazed villain making life miserable for an upstanding protagonist, a fictional yuppie hero nowadays is more likely to be plagued by a layoff or the crash of his mutual fund.
  虽然好莱坞现在仍然喜欢让肆意张狂的恶棍为了某个正直的主人公而落得悲惨下场，但一位虚构的雅皮士英雄如今更有可能因为下岗或共同基金的一笔现金而痛苦不堪。
• That woman with hair dishevelled who stand by salad cabinet is a little likes yuppie in90th age.
  站在色拉柜旁边哪个披头散发的女人有点像90年代的雅皮士。