social climber
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌsocial ˈclimber noun [countable] CLASS IN SOCIETYsomeone who tries to get accepted into a higher social class by becoming friendly with people who belong to that class – used to show disapproval 结交权贵向上爬的人，设法挤进上流社会的人〔含贬义〕
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social climber• He's got to be the biggest social climber of all time.ˌsocial ˈclimber nounChineseSyllable
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social climber
ˌsocial ˈclimber
noun [countable]
someone who tries to get accepted into a higher social class by becoming friendly with people who belong to that class – used in order to show disapproval
ˌsocial ˈclimber
noun [countable]someone who tries to get accepted into a higher social class by becoming friendly with people who belong to that class – used in order to show disapproval