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elite

英 [eɪˈliːt]

美 [eɪˈliːt]

n.  上层集团; (统称)掌权人物,社会精英

复数:elites 

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.4216 / COCA.2735

牛津词典

    noun

    • 上层集团;(统称)掌权人物,社会精英
      a group of people in a society, etc. who are powerful and have a lot of influence, because they are rich, intelligent, etc.
      1. a member of the ruling/intellectual elite
        上层统治集团的成员;知识界的精英
      2. Public opinion is influenced by the small elite who control the media.
        舆论为少数控制着新闻媒介的上层人士所左右。
      3. In these countries, only the elite can afford an education for their children.
        在这些国家里,只有上层人士才供得起子女上学。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT 精英;杰出人物
      You can refer to the most powerful, rich, or talented people within a particular group, place, or society as theelite.
      1. ...a government comprised mainly of the elite...
        主要由精英组成的政府
      2. We have a political elite in this country.
        我们国家有一群政治精英。
    • ADJ-GRADED 精英的;精锐的;最优秀的
      Elitepeople or organizations are considered to be the best of their kind.
      1. ...the elite troops of the President's bodyguard.
        精锐的总统卫队

    英英释义

    noun

    • a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
        Synonym:elite group

      adj

      • selected as the best
        1. an elect circle of artists
        2. elite colleges
        Synonym:elect

      双语例句

      • The army was controlled by a small elite of officers.
        军队由军官中的少数精英控制。
      • Rage at the wealth and corruption of the ruling elite fuelled the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt.
        对执政精英的财富规模与腐败程度的愤怒,引发了突尼斯和埃及的起义活动。
      • The Sports Association accepted the inevitability of a breakaway by the elite clubs.
        体育协会接受了精英俱乐部将脱离协会这一不可避免的事实。
      • It's almost unheard of in France for a top politician not to come from the social elite.
        在法国,大牌政客非社会精英阶层出身的几乎闻所未闻。
      • A member of a social and cultural elite especially a descendant of an Old New England family.
        社会和文化的中坚分子,尤其是旧新英格兰家族的后裔。
      • It's difficult to have a growing community that is elite, friendly and open at the same time.
        一个不断发展的社团能同时拥有精英化、友好化和开放化是很难得的。
      • We have a talented management team, combined with the United States from China and the industry elite.
        我们拥有一支才华出众的管理团队,结合了来自中国和美国的业界精英。
      • You are military elite and the problems you solve are terrorism problems!
        你是军事精英和你解决的问题是恐怖主义的问题!
      • As a member of an elite army hit squad, the army would send us out to do their dirty work for them.
        作为特工小分队的一员,部队总会派我们去做他们不愿做的事。
      • A tiny, educated elite profited from the misery of their two million fellow countrymen.
        一小撮受过良好教育的精英分子从他们200万同胞的贫苦生活中获取利益。