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单词 upwardly mobile
释义
upwardly mobile
adjective
uk
/ˌʌp.wəd.li ˈməʊ.baɪl/us
/ˌʌp.wɚd.li ˈmoʊ.bəl/
movingorabletomoveto ahighersocialclass, forexamplebybecomingricher:
提高社会地位的
Themeetingattractedupwardly mobileprofessionalandpoliticalwomen.这次会议吸引了向上发展的职业女性和政界女性。
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upward mobility
(Definition ofupwardly mobilefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

upwardly mobile| Business English

upwardly mobile
adjective
uk
us
someone who isupwardlymobileismovingor hasmovedinto ahighersocialposition, usually because they areearningmoremoney:
Thesetop-of-the-rangemodelsaretargetedatyoungupwardlymobileprofessionals.

upward mobility

noun[U]
If youworkhard, there is achanceofupwardmobility.
(Definition ofupwardly mobilefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofupwardly mobile

upwardly mobile
A very substantial class ofupwardlymobileand increasingly wealthy farmers became a part of the social and political landscape.
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However, despite their negative characterizations of the wealthy, both novelists show theupwardlymobile lower-class woman ultimately placed with a man who represents wealth.
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But there is strong evidence indicating that theupwardlymobilehave adopted the sociability patterns of the class into which they moved.
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Rather, they tended to be people of the middle class :upwardlymobileand determined to stay that way.
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Finally, the cooperative approach was criticised byupwardlymobileelements in the farming community.
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He was also (inexorably)upwardlymobile, an important factor in his motivation for reading.
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Recent economic policies may have undercut the 'domestic' aspirations of the women of hitherto more secure andupwardlymobileworking classes.
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The marriage patterns of these nine women, however, suggest that single daughters had a better chance of beingupwardlymobile.
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Its privileges were especially felt in advancing segments of the middle classes, setting a novel agenda forupwardlymobileprofessionals and the younger generation.
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The tendency ofupwardlymobilemembers of a downtrodden class to disassociate from that class can be found within many contexts.
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She argues that dowry is often 'a social statement for theupwardlymobileclasses'.
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Their histories show them to be conscious actors in their choices, in pursuit of education,upwardlymobile, fashion-conscious, and capable of acting independently of the wishes of their families.
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They appeal as well to theupwardlymobilemiddle class and especially to the commercial bourgeoisie or those aspiring (often without success) to join their ranks.
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These contradictions are often embodied in the illnesses of youngupwardlymobilemembers of society - often women - who have chosen to opt into the urban wage-labour economy.
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It is assumed that families acted purposefully in order to cope, survive or becomeupwardlymobile, within the opportunities and constraints of their immediate surroundings and the larger macro-historical setting.
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