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 metallogenic materials are mainly from the deep magmas and the rest from upper crust.
  成矿物质主要来源于深部岩浆，有部分地壳物质的加入。
• 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。
• 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。
• The upper crust and mantle lid are elastic in the duration of a few decades;
  在延续数十年的情况下，上地壳以及岩石圈地幔都可能呈弹性状态；
• The mineral source was provided by both lower crust, upper mantle and upper crust, obviously from crust-mantle mixing.
  矿田中的成矿物质的不仅来自于下地壳和上地幔，而且还来自于上地壳，具有壳幔混合特征。
• Finally, the relations of composition with heat state of the upper crust were analysed.
  最后对区域上地壳成份、热状态与成矿的关系进行了探讨。
• The evolution of a half graben basin bounded by normal faulting in the upper crust with a Byerlee-type strength envelope has been modelled by elastoplastic finite element analysis.
  利用新近完成的粘弹塑构造模拟软件包对盆地的动力学演化进行了一系列模拟。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。