| 释义 |  social climbing noun [ U ]  disapproving uk/ˌsəʊ.ʃəl ˈklaɪ.mɪŋ/ us/ˌsoʊ.ʃəl ˈklaɪ.mɪŋ/     趋炎附势,试图挤入上流社会the act of trying to improve your social position by being very friendly to people from a higher social class   Have you ever seen such a shocking display of social climbing? 你见过如此令人震惊的挤入社会上流的行为吗?  See: social climber 更多例句Beth was stung by criticism that the couple had engaged in opportunistic social climbing.They annoyed some people with their posh voices and eccentric manners, behaviour some mistook for social climbing.After all, if you have ambitions of your son becoming prime minister, you have to be prepared to do a spot of social climbing in order to help him achieve your dream.Her penchant for aggressive social climbing was exposed, with her obsession for sending excessive gifts to the great and the good whom she claimed were her close personal friends. |