upper crust

基本解釋

Yet beneath the upper crust of French international companies French business is inward-looking and timid.
然而，褪去法國(guó)一流國(guó)際公司浮華麪紗的掩蓋，我們所看到的是法國(guó)商業(yè)的保守和懦弱。
The building was originally constructed as a hotel for upper crust springs society, but has long since been converted into offices for lawyers, accountants and such.
這棟樓本是爲(wèi)鎮(zhèn)上上層人士蓋的旅店，但早已被用作律師、會(huì)計(jì)師之類的辦公樓。
I also feel there is something "upper crust" and refined about the sound of an English accent.
對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，英式口音很典雅，流暢而有魅力。

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