elite
[ɪ'li:t] noun countable [+ sing/pl verb]
ADVANCED
■the richest, most powerful, best educated or best trained group in a society （社会）上层集团；掌权人物；出类拔萃的人，精英•the country's educated elite这个国家受过良好教育的精英 •a member of the elite上层集团的一员 •disapproving A powerful and corrupt elite has bled this country dry.该国专权腐败的权贵阶层榨干了人民的血汗。
[ɪ'li:t] adjective [before noun] •Elite (= A group of excellent) troops were airlifted to the trouble zone.精锐部队被空运到骚乱地区。 |