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eliteBrE /eɪˈliːt/NAmE /eɪˈliːt/BrE /ɪˈliːt/NAmE /ɪˈliːt/ noun [C + sing./pl. v.] a small group of people in a society, etc. who are powerful and have a lot of influence, because they are rich, intelligent, etc. 上层集团；（统称）掌权人物，社会精英◆a member of the ruling/intellectual elite 上层统治集团的成员；知识界的精英◆Public opinion is influenced by the small elite who control the media. 舆论为少数控制着新闻媒介的上层人士所左右。◆In these countries, only the elite can afford an education for their children. 在这些国家，只有上层人士才供得起子女上学。 civil rights, class, conform, convention, culture, custom, elite, equality, outsider, society ▸ elite adjective [only before noun] ◆an elite group of senior officials 一批出类拔萃的高级官员◆an elite military academy 精英军事学院 |