"toffs" in Chinese (Simplified)
阔佬上层人士富家子弟
Definition
英国俚语,指上层社会的人,或表现得很有钱、有特权的人,通常带有优越感。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
属于非正式用语,有时带有嘲讽或批评意味。主要用于英式英语环境,形容被认为高傲或特权的人。
Examples
At the party, the toffs stayed together in one group.
在聚会上,**阔佬们**都聚在一起。
People sometimes think all toffs are rich and snobbish.
有些人以为所有**阔佬**都很有钱又傲慢。
He was teased at school for dressing like the toffs.
他因为打扮得像**阔佬**而在学校被嘲笑。
Those new students look like a bunch of toffs with their fancy clothes.
那些新同学穿着时髦,看起来像一群**阔佬**。
Don't worry about the toffs—they always keep to themselves anyway.
别担心那些**上层人士**——他们总是自成一圈。
He talks like one of the toffs, but he actually grew up in a normal family.
他说话像个**阔佬**,其实他是普通家庭出身。