status symbol

英 [ˈsteɪtəs sɪmbl]

美 [ˈsteɪtəs sɪmbl]

n.  社会地位与财富的象征

牛津词典

noun

• 社会地位与财富的象征
  a possession that people think shows their high social status and wealth
  1. Exotic pets are the latest status symbol.
     养珍禽异兽是表现社会地位的最时髦方式。

柯林斯词典

• 社会地位的象征;身份的象征
  Astatus symbolis something that a person has or owns that shows they have money or importance in society.

双语例句

• Love of classical music is carried like a status symbol.
  喜欢古典音乐是社会公认的身份标志。
• Carrying a chanel bag suggests you have a fat wallet inside, which is the ultimate status symbol.
  一个香奈尔（Chanel）的手提包握在手，就能说明你的腰包有多鼓，当然最终也成为一种经济地位的象征。
• Once upon a time, flip phones were the ultimate status symbol.
  从前，翻盖手机是社会地位的终极象征。
• McDonald's is not only fast food as the United States, but more symbolic Americans to be seen as the best choice food culture high standards and status symbol.
  麦当劳不仅被视为美国的快餐，而且更为象征性地被视为美国人的最佳选择、饮食文化的高标准、地位的象征。
• Although smoking is considered as a bad habit but in some communities it is considered as the status symbol.
  虽然吸烟被视为一种有害的习惯，但在某些活动中它却是身份的象征。
• For decades, it was the status symbol in African American communities.
  几十年来，在非洲裔美国人中，卡迪拉克都是身份地位的象征。
• For many of them, having women serve as their private protection& not men – is the ultimate status symbol.
  对他们中的许多人来说，让女性而不是男性担任他们的私人保镖，是最高的社会地位象征。
• Many Chinese are first-time car buyers and see owning a new vehicle as a status symbol.
  很多中国人都是首次购车，他们认为拥有新车是一种社会地位的象征。
• Officialdom can also lead to membership of the Chinese Communist Party& a status symbol in China.
  而且，公务岗位还能保证入党这在中国是身份地位的象征。
• He only bought the yacht as a status symbol he hates sailing.
  他买游艇只是为了显示身分&其实他根本不喜欢玩游艇。