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单词 toff
释义
toff
noun[C]
UKold-fashioned
uk
/tɒf/us
/tɑːf/
arichpersonfrom a highsocialclass:
富豪，上层社会有钱人
Gone are thedayswhen champagne-drinking was just for toffs.香槟酒只有上层社会有钱人喝得起的日子一去不复返了。
Synonyms
nobUKold-fashionedinformaldisapproving
poshoUKinformaldisapproving
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(Definition oftofffrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftoff

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Thetoffor 'swell' character of the 1860s appealed to socially-aspiring lower-middle-class males in the audience.
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I have not the slightest doubt that vast numbers of working-class people go hunting; anyone who assumes that only toffs hunt is wildly wrong.
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This is not a question of toffs versus the working class.
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It is not a case of urban guerrillas versus toffs.
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I am afraid, for many people on ignorance, prejudice and a dislike of toffs.
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So much for the myth that the council only looks after the high arts, arts for "toffs", whoever such people may be.
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Most certainly: let us hear from a realtoff.
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They are not a collection of toffs in top hats out to enjoy themselves spoiling the countryside.
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The measure is intended to help not the industry but a limited number of toffs.
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It is not true that hunting is an activity that only toffs and very rich people enjoy.
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Will it be the toffs, or will it be the tapas?
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The telephone is not just a social instrument for the use of the "toffs" of society, and an emergency line for the poor.
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Toffs who ride around in company cars can continue to enjoy their tax reliefs.
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I said "top", not "toff".
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It may be questioned by some who fear that toffs on wealthy estates will get away with more public subsidy, adding to the welfare state and the common agricultural policy.
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