upper crust

英 [ˌʌpə ˈkrʌst]

美 [ˌʌpər ˈkrʌst]

n.  上流社会的人; 上层人士; 达官显贵

牛津词典

noun

• 上流社会的人；上层人士；达官显贵
  the people who belong to the highest social class

柯林斯词典

• N-SING-COLL 上层阶级;上流社会；上等人家
  The upper crustare the upper classes.
  1. ...the kind of lifestyle of the privileged upper crust.
     拥有特权的上流社会的那种生活方式
  2. Upper crustis also an adjective.
     
  3. Sergeant Parrott normally spoke with an upper-crust accent.
     帕罗特军士说话通常带着上流社会的腔调。

英英释义

noun

• the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
  Synonym:upper class

双语例句

• The previous researches indicate input of mantle material into upper crust during magmatism and ore-forming process.
  大量研究资料表明，区内成矿和成岩过程中有幔源物质的加入。
• The compression stress field of the upper crust in Songliao basin is different from place to place especially from north to south of the area.
  松辽盆地整个上部地壳所受到的挤压应力场在南北两大地区存在空间差别。
• Its composition of detrital mineral was felsic mainly from upper crust.
  其碎屑母岩应主要源自上地壳，以长英质成分为主。
• I also feel there is something "upper crust" and refined about the sound of an English accent.
  对我来说，英式口音很典雅，流畅而有魅力。
• Most of the faults in the southeast coast of Fujian Province occur in the sial of upper crust and some have reached the sima.
  福建东南沿海断裂1多发生于上地壳硅铝层，少数达硅镁层。
• The tektite was formed from the upper crust rocks by impact melting.
  玻璃陨石是地壳岩石受撞击熔融形成的。
• The building was originally constructed as a hotel for upper crust springs society, but has long since been converted into offices for lawyers, accountants and such.
  这栋楼本是为镇上上层人士盖的旅店，但早已被用作律师、会计师之类的办公楼。
• The granitic magma is rising and diffusing with buoyancy and then in the form of diapire in upper crust which resulted in the extending orogeny.
  在浮力作用下花岗岩浆不断上升扩张，在上地壳内以底辟形式就位，使上地壳产生伸展造山。
• The ore lead in the deposits mainly came from the upper crust.
  矿床的矿石铅主要来自上地壳。
• The other is partial melting layer of the upper crust.
  而另一种认为是地壳中的部分熔融层。