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单词 high society
释义
high society
noun[U]
uk
/ˌhaɪ səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/us
/ˌhaɪ səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬i/
rich,powerful, andfashionablepeople:
上流社会
There were 2,000guestsfromEuropeanhighsocietyat the prince'swedding.来自欧洲上流社会的2000位客人参加了王子的婚礼。
Synonyms
glitterati
smart setUK
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(Definition ofhigh societyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Salons, and the sociability ofhighsocietythat they expressed and facilitated, were ideally suited for this.
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Inhighsocietyand low, he had heard only an incessant conversation about self-interest.
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The rhyme reinforces the meaning: he is dressed up forhighsociety, and consequently, high society's verdict is that he is charming.
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Embedded in thehighsocietythey set out to cheat, they were shown to acquire sets of attributes that were to stereotype fictional financiers for the following decades.
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It hits people inhighsocietyas hard as it hits people anywhere else.
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They were even inhighsocietyat that time.
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His gimmick consists of dressing like an early twentieth centuryhighsocietygentleman and creating havoc out of boredom.
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The young men hoped that forming a rowing club, would make them popular, with the young ladies of the city'shighsociety.
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His favorite medium was lithography, and he alternated between spoofinghighsocietyand creating beautiful landscapes.
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Hale was considered a remarkably beautiful woman with less remarkable talents who was introduced tohighsocietyand luxury living.
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The modernized version is noted for accentuating the figures of women, and as such was popular as a dress forhighsociety.
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It even appealed to thehighsocietycrowd, but the majority of the patrons were young students, artists and people seeking something new.
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She used her knowledge ofhighsocietyto meet rich guys.
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Moreau also established a set of the differenthighsocietyrooms; many with different styles.
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Born intohighsociety, he strives in vain to gain independence and freedom.
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