Status symbol
n. 社会地位象征
📖 牛津释义
status symbol
possession that is thought to show sb's high social rank, wealth, etc 社会地位、 身分、 财富等的象徵
He only bought the yacht as a status symbol he hates sailing. 他买游艇只是为了显示身分--其实他根本不喜欢玩游艇.
🧩 词语组成解析
🗣️ 情景例句
I must take issue with your over what you said at the meeting.
我要和你好好谈谈你在会上说的那些话。（take issue with someone: 对某人的观点提出异议。）
Don't throw out your dirty water before you get in fresh.
清水未打来，赃水莫倒掉。
and no child born into one on the opposite side of the globe can ever achieve the thousandth part.
在地球的另一边，诞生在另一个社团的孩子与他就很少有相同的风俗。