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

• 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。
• Our company became to the wall paper trade elite rely on the high quality products and professional management.
  优质的产品和专业的经营，让公司成为壁纸业中的行业精英。
• Mobs of young people lashed out against their elders and attacked the intellectual elite.
  年轻人中的暴徒鞭打和反对他们的长辈，攻击知识分子。
• 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。
• The army was controlled by a small elite of officers.
  军队由军官中的少数精英控制。
• This is bound to affect how the American people regard their political elite and political system.
  这势必影响美国民众对本国政治精英和政治制度的看法。
• 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！
• 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。
• Yet the WASP elite had dignity and an impressive sense of social responsibility.
  然而，WASP精英有其尊严和令人钦佩的社会责任感。