elite
noun [ C, + sing/pl verb ] uk/iˈliːt/ us/iˈliːt/
C1 （社会）上层集团;掌权人物;出类拔萃的人，精英
the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
the country's educated elite 这个国家受过良好教育的精英
a member of the elite 上层集团的一员
disapproving A powerful and corrupt elite has bled this country dry. 该国专权腐败的权贵阶层榨干了人民的血汗。
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- the political elite
- the intellectual elite
- the educated ruling elite
- His research ought to have secured him a place in academia's elite.
- Brazil's political and business elite seem prepared to accept the election results.
elite
adjective [ before noun ] uk/iˈliːt/ us/iˈliːt/
（社会）上层集团的;掌权人物的;精英的
belonging to the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
Elite troops were airlifted to the trouble zone. 精锐部队被空运到骚乱地区。