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

• 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。
• 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。
• The third generation of foreign language talents will be advanced and innovative elites.
  第三代外语人才将是尖端的、精英式的创新型人才。
• 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。
• 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。
• Mr Thornton also wants to sensitise western elites to China and to Chinese history.
  桑顿先生也希望西方精英人物能对中国和中国历史有更多了解。
• When they grow up, they are not only the social elites, but also our national backbone.
  他们长大了不仅是社会的精英，也是国家的栋梁。
• The discrediting of the technocratic elites and of EU institutions would leave a space for populist politicians to exploit.
  技术官僚精英和欧盟（eu）机构的失信，将给民粹主义政客带来可乘之机。
• 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。
• 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。