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yuppie

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++yup·pie, yuppy /ˈjʌpi/ noun [countable]  RICHa young person with a professional job who seems to be interested only in earning a lot of money and buying expensive things 雅皮士〔指似乎只关心赚钱、买奢侈品的职业青年〕
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yuppieUnlike 30 years ago, there are some rules that neo-hippie, former hippie and yuppie celebrants alike will want to follow.Perrier's coy advertising, aimed at yuppies everywhere, made bottled water fashionable.Corporate yuppie culture is oozing insidiously into the development world and the old order is slowly and inexorably crumbling.There were no yuppies or floppy discs.But it might well appeal to yuppie climbers.
From Longman Business Dictionaryyuppieyup‧pie /ˈjʌpi/ (also yuppy) noun (plural yuppies) [countable] informal a young person in a professional job with a high income, especially one who enjoys spending money and having a fashionable way of lifeSYN YAPThe area has been converted into smart flats for yuppies.Origin yuppie (1900-2000) young urban professional
yup·pie nounChineseSyllable
to be a person professional a Corpus with job Business who seems young


yuppie
yuppie , yuppy /ˈjʌpi/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: young urban professional
a young person with a professional job who seems to be interested only in earning a lot of money and buying expensive things


yup·pie (also yuppy) BrE /ˈjʌpi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjʌpi/ 🔊 noun (
plural
yup·pies
)
(informal, becoming old-fashioned, often disapproving)
a young professional person who lives in a city and earns a lot of money that they spend on expensive and fashionable things 雅皮士(城市中收入高、生活优裕的年轻专业人员) ORIGIN Formed from the first letters of the words 'young urban professional'. 由 young urban professional 的首字母组成。