status symbol

英 [ˈsteɪtəs sɪmbl]

美 [ˈsteɪtəs sɪmbl]

n.  社会地位与财富的象征

牛津词典

noun

• 社会地位与财富的象征
  a possession that people think shows their high social status and wealth
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• 社会地位的象征;身份的象征
  Astatus symbolis something that a person has or owns that shows they have money or importance in society.

双语例句

• Carrying a chanel bag suggests you have a fat wallet inside, which is the ultimate status symbol.
  一个香奈尔（Chanel）的手提包握在手，就能说明你的腰包有多鼓，当然最终也成为一种经济地位的象征。
• The wedding works as a status symbol, like a marker of where you stand in the society, he added.
  他说：婚礼是一个身份的象征，标志着你在社会中的地位。
• Give them a status symbol and you can't go wrong.
  给他们象征身分的东西是不会错的。
• Perhaps the thief simply wanted his status symbol back.
  或许这名小偷仅仅希望要回自己的身份象征。
• Carrying a bottle of juice has become a status symbol in fitness circles.
  在健身界，随身携带一瓶果汁已经成为一种社会地位的象征。
• A lot of sons remained an important status symbol for the men.
  儿子成群仍然是那些男人们的一种重要的社会地位象征。
• At present, bone china is the master identity and status symbol.
  就在如今，骨瓷也是主人身份与地位的象征。
• McDonald's is not only fast food as the United States, but more symbolic Americans to be seen as the best choice food culture high standards and status symbol.
  麦当劳不仅被视为美国的快餐，而且更为象征性地被视为美国人的最佳选择、饮食文化的高标准、地位的象征。
• 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。
• Once upon a time, flip phones were the ultimate status symbol.
  从前，翻盖手机是社会地位的终极象征。