upstartKK [ˋʌpˏstɑrt] /ˈʌpˌstɑɹt/发音名词1暴发户、新贵贬义The old families in town looked down on the wealthy upstart.镇上的老家族瞧不起那个有钱的暴发户。2狂妄的新手、自命不凡者贬义Some senior staff dismissed him as an arrogant upstart.部分资深员工把他当成狂妄自大的新手而不予理会。形容词1新兴的、初出茅庐的多置于名词前An upstart airline is stealing customers from the major carriers.一家新兴航空公司正在抢走大型航空业者的客源。用这个字练口说→