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

• 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。
• 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。
• If elites fail, they risk being replaced.
  如果精英们失败了，他们就有可能被取代。
• But it is spreading rapidly among the middle classes and the elites.
  但是，它是在中产阶级和精英阶层当中迅速传播的。
• China Rural Economy Elites 'Return Affect Village Politics Order
  中国农村经济精英回归对村庄政治秩序的影响
• Russia's friendship with China is not just a ploy by their elites.
  俄罗斯和中国的友谊不仅仅是它们的精英所布下的策略。
• Political and business elites will oppose policies that might slow their part of the economy.
  如果相关政策可能降低自己领域的经济增长，政界和商界精英将会表示反对。
• 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。
• The diversity of the quality of modern elites requires creativity in modern elite education.
  现代英才品质的多样化特征赋予现代精英教育的创新内容。
• Well, so much for the elites.
  好了，不说精英了。