social climbing
noun [ U ] disapproving uk/ˌsəʊ.ʃəl ˈklaɪ.mɪŋ/ us/ˌsoʊ.ʃəl ˈklaɪ.mɪŋ/
趋炎附势，试图挤入上流社会
the act of trying to improve your social position by being very friendly to people from a higher social class
Have you ever seen such a shocking display of social climbing? 你见过如此令人震惊的挤入社会上流的行为吗？
See: social climber
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- Beth was stung by criticism that the couple had engaged in opportunistic social climbing.
- They annoyed some people with their posh voices and eccentric manners, behaviour some mistook for social climbing.
- After all, if you have ambitions of your son becoming prime minister, you have to be prepared to do a spot of social climbing in order to help him achieve your dream.
- Her penchant for aggressive social climbing was exposed, with her obsession for sending excessive gifts to the great and the good whom she claimed were her close personal friends.