elite

英 [eɪˈliːt]

美 [eɪˈliːt]

n.  上层集团; (统称)掌权人物，社会精英

复数：elites　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.4216 / COCA.2735

牛津词典

noun

• 上层集团；（统称）掌权人物，社会精英
  a group of people in a society, etc. who are powerful and have a lot of influence, because they are rich, intelligent, etc.
  1. a member of the ruling/intellectual elite
     上层统治集团的成员；知识界的精英
  2. Public opinion is influenced by the small elite who control the media.
     舆论为少数控制着新闻媒介的上层人士所左右。
  3. In these countries, only the elite can afford an education for their children.
     在这些国家里，只有上层人士才供得起子女上学。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 精英;杰出人物
  You can refer to the most powerful, rich, or talented people within a particular group, place, or society as theelite.
  1. ...a government comprised mainly of the elite...
     主要由精英组成的政府
  2. We have a political elite in this country.
     我们国家有一群政治精英。
• ADJ-GRADED 精英的;精锐的;最优秀的
  Elitepeople or organizations are considered to be the best of their kind.
  1. ...the elite troops of the President's bodyguard.
     精锐的总统卫队

英英释义

noun

• a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
  Synonym:elite group

adj

• selected as the best
  1. an elect circle of artists
  2. elite colleges
  Synonym:elect

双语例句

• Dr Russel is creating an elite herd by cross-breeding goats from around the globe.
  拉塞尔博士正通过把全球各地的山羊品种进行杂交来培育一个优良种群。
• Mobs of young people lashed out against their elders and attacked the intellectual elite.
  年轻人中的暴徒鞭打和反对他们的长辈，攻击知识分子。
• Yet the WASP elite had dignity and an impressive sense of social responsibility.
  然而，WASP精英有其尊严和令人钦佩的社会责任感。
• They are mainly sought by elite athletes and conducted by researchers.
  他们主要是高水平运动员以及进行研究的人员所追求的。
• The elite reproduction retained good genes and guaranteed the number stability of the population.
  利用精英复制保留了优秀基因，维持了种群个体数目稳定。
• Only the educational elite go ( goes) to Oxford or cambridge.
  只有学业上的精英才能上牛津或剑桥大学。
• Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering academicians are the stars and elite of Chinese scientists.
  中国科学院和中国工程院院士是我国人数众多的科技大军中的群星和精英。
• Rage at the wealth and corruption of the ruling elite fuelled the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt.
  对执政精英的财富规模与腐败程度的愤怒，引发了突尼斯和埃及的起义活动。
• The Sports Association accepted the inevitability of a breakaway by the elite clubs.
  体育协会接受了精英俱乐部将脱离协会这一不可避免的事实。
• They were, by and large, a very wealthy, privileged elite.
  他们基本上是一些非常有钱有势的精英。