英 [ði ˌʌpə ˈklɑːs] 美 [ði ˌʌpər ˈklæs]
adj. 上流社会的；上层阶级的；中学三年级，四年级的
n. 上层社会
upper class //
集体可数名词 The upper class or the upper classes are the group of people in a society who own the most property and have the highest social status, and who may not need to work for money. 上层阶级
...goods specifically designed to appeal to the tastes of the upper class.
…为迎合上层阶级的品味而专门设计的商品。
形容词 Upper class is also an adjective. 上层阶级的
All of them came from wealthy, upper class families.
他们所有人都来自富裕的上层阶级家庭。
the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
同义词： upper class / upper crust
occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society
上类
上层社会
... upper-bracket 高级的 upper-class 上流社会的 uppercase 大写字母的 ...
... posh清高势利眼的（稍稍带有贬义） well-off富裕的/处境好的 upper-class上等阶层 ...
upper-class(上流的), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
... refined精炼的 upper-class上层阶级的 noble高贵的 ...
上流社会的；上层阶级的；中学三年级，四年级的
上层社会
Acting was not a kosher trade for an upper-class girl.
那时演戏对出身上流社会的女孩儿来说不是一个合适的职业。
The magazines accorded some legitimacy to East End working-class theaters that mirrored the format of the fashionable West End theaters serving middle-and upper-class audiences.
杂志给予了伦敦东区工人阶级剧院一些合理性，这些剧院反映了时尚的伦敦西区剧院（为中层和上层观众服务）的设计风格。
Her novels poke fun at the upper class.
她的小说嘲弄上流社会。
The suspect was born in a tiny northwestern village to an upper-middle class family.
VOA : special.2010.05.08
By keeping women under the household of the men of their original family, the upper-class Romans tried to balance these different households in size and importance.
所以女子保留娘家的家户关系，有助于罗马上层阶级,平衡不同家户的规模及地位。
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Upper-middle, I mean upper class, upper-middle class,
中上阶层，我是说中上阶层，
SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 生活费偏高
He comes from an upper-middle class family. Neighbors in this town of 5,000 are saddened by the news.
VOA : standard.2010.05.06
"When you compare the purchasing power the foreign purchasing power would be much higher than the middle-class or upper-class purchasing power in Thailand.
VOA : standard.2009.12.23
Woods, multiracial but identifiably black, triumphed in a sport dominated by upper-class white men.
At the same time, the modern overbite began to appear prominently in upper-class Western European jaws.
She raised two daughters while working long hours as a maid for one of Cairo's upper-class families.