status symbol

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  • n.社会地位与财富的象征
  • Web地位的象征；身份的象征；身份象征
Plural Form：status symbols  

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status symbol
n.
1.
社会地位与财富的象征a possession that people think shows their high social status and wealth
Exotic pets are the latest status symbol.
养珍禽异兽是表现社会地位的最时髦方式。

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AllAll,社会地位与财富的象征社会地位与财富的象征,地位的象征地位的象征,身份的象征身份的象征,身份象征身份象征
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1.
But they were really expensive. I think they're something of a status symbol.
因为这双鞋很贵，我觉得他们是社会地位的象徵。
yīn wèi zhè shuāng xié hěn guì , wǒ jué de tā men shì shè huì dì wèi de xiàng zhǐ 。
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2.
The rare precious stamp is often a target of mad pursuit and adulation, and has become the object of wealth accumulation and status symbol.
珍惜邮票往往是人们疯狂追捧的对象，已经成为了人们财富储蓄和地位象征的对象。
zhēn xī yóu piào wǎng wǎng shì rén men fēng kuáng zhuī pěng de duì xiàng , yǐ jīng chéng wèi le rén men cái fù chǔ xù hé dì wèi xiàng zhēng de duì xiàng 。
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3.
Today, Buick is one of China's leading luxury-car brands and a status symbol for the young, upwardly mobile business elite.
现在，别克已经成为中国主要的汽车奢侈品牌之一，年轻的上流商界精英把它当成是一种身份地位的象征。
xiàn zài , bié kè yǐ jīng chéng wéi zhōng guó zhǔ yào de qì chē shē chǐ pǐn pái zhī yī , nián qīng de shàng liú shāng jiè jīng yīng bǎ tā dāng chéng shì yī zhǒng shēn fèn dì wèi de xiàng zhēng 。
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4.
Another may be that the possession of such a weapon is a status symbol, so owners are reluctant to use it.
另一种可能是拥有这种武器是一种身份的象征，因此，业主都不愿意使用它。
lìng yī zhǒng kě néng shì yōng yǒu zhè zhǒng wǔ qì shì yī zhǒng shēn fèn de xiàng zhēng , yīn cǐ , yè zhǔ dōu bù yuàn yì shǐ yòng tā 。
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5.
The automobile had become more than a machine; it was a status symbol as well.
汽车成了不仅是个机器的玩意儿。它还是社会地位的象征。
qì chē chéng le bù jǐn shì gè jī qì de wán yì ér 。 tā hái shì shè huì dì wèi de xiàng zhēng 。
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6.
Prada is considered to be among the most coveted brands in the world and is undoubtedly a celebrated status symbol.
普拉达是世界上最令人觊觎的品牌之一，并毋庸疑是知名身份的象征。
pǔ lā dá shì shì jiè shàng zuì lìng rén jì yú de pǐn pái zhī yī , bìng wú yōng yí shì zhī míng shēn fèn de xiàng zhēng 。
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7.
The majority of these buyers were in South Africa and India, where cars are regarded as a status symbol, Synovate said.
Synovate称，这部分人大多来自南非和印度，在这些国家里汽车被视为身份地位的象征。
Synovate chēng , zhè bù fen rén dà duō lái zì nán fēi hé yìn dù , zài zhè xiē guó jiā lǐ qì chē bèi shì wéi shēn fèn dì wèi de xiàng zhēng 。
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8.
They value coffins as a status symbol and a spiritual way of remembering the deceased's job or personality.
他们将棺材视为死者社会地位及生前职业或人格的纪念和象征。
tā men jiāng guān cái shì wéi sǐ zhě shè huì dì wèi jí shēng qián zhí yè huò rén gé de jì niàn hé xiàng zhēng 。
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9.
This post could have had the title "Wh- As a Status Symbol. "
这个帖子本该取名为“作为地位的象征wh-”的。
zhè ge tiě zi běn gāi qǔ míng wèi " zuò wéi dì wèi de xiàng zhēng wh- " de 。
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10.
Besides, perks serve as a status symbol inside and outside the company and provide a tax saving to the executives.
除此之外，津贴作为一个身份的象征在公司内外，并为高层提供节税。
chú cǐ zhī wài , jīn tiē zuò wéi yī gè shēn fèn de xiàng zhēng zài gōng sī nèi wài , bìng wèi gāo céng tí gōng jié shuì 。
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