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单词 yuppie
释义
yuppie
noun[C]
disapproving(alsoyuppy)
uk
/ˈjʌp.i/us
/ˈjʌp.i/
ayoungpersonwholivesin acity,earnsa lot ofmoney, andspendsit doingfashionablethings andbuyingexpensivepossessions:
雅皮士（指高收入、喜欢追求时尚并购买昂贵物品的城市青年）
They're just acoupleof yuppies with moremoneythansense.他们只不过是一对乱花钱的雅皮士而已。
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(Definition ofyuppiefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

yuppie| American Dictionary

yuppie
noun[C]
esp.disapproving
us
/ˈjʌp·i/
ayoung,educatedpersonwholivesin acityand issuccessfulinbusiness, and who has alifestylethatinvolvesspendinga lot ofmoney:
Once the yuppiesstartedmovingin,rentswent way up.
(Definition ofyuppiefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

yuppie| Business English

yuppie
noun[C]
(alsoyuppy)
uk
/ˈjʌpi/us
pluralyuppies(USalsoYAP)
ayoungpersonwholivesin acity,earnsa lot ofmoney, andspendsit doingfashionablethings andbuyingexpensivepossessions:
ayuppiebar/flat
theyuppieconsumer/market
Thetermjetset can nolongerbeconfinedto yuppies, andinternationalbusinessexecutives.
(Definition ofyuppiefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofyuppie

yuppie
Similar to gender variation, the state group demonstrated slight topic variation, whereas this was again significant in theyuppiegroup.
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I have repeatedly emphasized that the yuppies see and present themselves as cosmopolitan business professionals.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They eschew the use of the interdental realization of (ts) because there is little homology between the image of an alley saunterer and ayuppie.
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The state professionals thus appear to be less affected by this influence than the yuppies are.
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However, these are only par t of the repository of resources from which they draw to forge theiryuppieidentity.
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These multiple aspects intersect with each other and consequently affect the ways in which the yuppies select and appropriate symbolic resources.
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The linguistic material that the yuppies pick up represents well-known cultural personae.
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Its use not only distinguishes the yuppies from their state counterpar ts, but also helps create and perpetuate the sanctions of the new linguistic market.
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In the interviews, qiáoliáng 'bridge' was frequently used by these yuppies to describe their role and their various "bridging" practices in the international business sector.
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Linguistic practice is only a par t of the practices that distinguish the yuppies from other social groups.
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The non-local variants of the other three variables were all used significantly more often when the yuppies discussed their work-related experiences.
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The most striking difference between the state professionals and the yuppies lies in their use of the "cosmopolitan" full tone variant.
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In contrast, across all four variables, female yuppies overwhelmingly favored the non-local variants.
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The yuppies used all of the local variants significantly less than the state professionals did.
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Their monthly salaries, ranging from 1,000 to 4,000 yuan, are much lower than those of the yuppies.
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