elites

英 [eɪˈliːts]

美 [ɪˈlits]

n.  上层集团; (统称)掌权人物，社会精英
elite的复数

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

双语例句

• So, in the new positive-sum world, elites were willing to tolerate the enfranchisement of the masses.
  因此，在这个新的正和世界里，精英们愿意容忍普罗大众得到解放。
• It comes from our emulative spirit, pursuing the our best destination and the connection with world's elites.
  来源于我们都不服输的精神，来源于我们渴望更好的目标，来源于我们与优秀的人的接触。
• A widening gap between the electorate and the elites threatens the fragile compact at the heart of free societies.
  选民和精英阶层之间日渐扩大的鸿沟，威胁着处于自由社会中心的脆弱契约。
• Hunger that most traditional threat to ruling elites is returning to many countries that have embraced globalisation.
  作为对统治精英最为传统的威胁，饥饿正在许多拥抱全球化的国家重现。
• The Russian and Chinese elites 'response to these political uncertainties is also similar.
  俄罗斯和中国的精英领导层对这些政治不确定性的回应也是类似的。
• Serfs and slaves need no longer satisfy the appetites of narrow elites.
  农奴和奴隶不再需要满足少数精英群体的要求。
• It has worked for years, but now even the elites are complaining about corruption and inequality.
  多年来，这套制度还算奏效，。但现在，就连精英阶层也开始抱怨腐败和不平等问题。
• They are elites, and the global marketplace for goods, information, and style is their corner store.
  她们都是精英，商品、知识和时尚的全球市场就像是她们的街头小店。
• Both citizens and elites in Europe seem to feel the need to stop this nonsense.
  欧洲民众和精英们似乎都感到有必要停止这种蠢行。
• All citizens should be able to challenge the narratives held by elites.
  所有公民都应当能够质疑社会精英所持的观点。