词汇 | posh |
释义 | posh adjective uk/pɒʃ/ us/pɑːʃ/ B2 informal高档的,一流的 (of places and things) expensive and of high quality He takes her to some really posh restaurants. 他带她去了一些真正高档的饭店。 C2 UK informal(人或口音)上流社会的;谈吐高雅的 (of people and their voices) from a high social class A woman with a very posh accent phoned for him earlier. 一位谈吐高雅的女士早些时候打电话找他。 too posh to push UK informal humorous (女人)选择剖腹产的 used for describing a woman from a high social class who chooses to have a caesarean section (= a medical operation) to have her baby Researchers did not find much evidence of the so-called "too posh to push" phenomenon. Women who followed the example of stars like Patsy Kensit were branded "too posh to push". These "too posh to push" ladies believe that a caesarean birth will be easier for them. They advocate tightening up on the "too posh to push" brigade who request caesareans without medical justification. I've never met a woman who was too posh to push but I've definitely met women who were scared.
Related word: poshness posh adverb uk/pɒʃ/ us/pɑːʃ/ UK not standard举止如上流社会地 as though from a high social class She talks dead posh. 她谈吐很文雅。 |
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