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单词 upscale
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upscale

(ʌpskeɪl)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Upscale is used to describe products or services that are expensive, of good quality, and intended to appeal to people in a high social class.
[US]
The brand has acquired an upscale image in the U.S..
...upscale department-store chains such as Bloomingdale's and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Upscale is also an adverb.
T-shirts, the epitome of American casualness, have moved upscale.
regional note: in BRIT, use upmarket

upscale in British English

informal
adjective (ˈʌpˈskeɪl)
1. 
of or for the upper end of an economic or social scale; up-market
verb (ˈʌpˌskeɪl) (transitive)
2. 
to increase the scale of
3. 
to increase the number of pixels in (a photograph or video image)

upscale in American English

(ˈʌpˌskeɪl)
US
adjective
1. 
designating, of, or for people who are relatively affluent, educated, stylish, etc.
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈupˌscaled or ˈupˌscaling
2. 
to convert or transform so as to make suitable for such people
a used clothing store upscaled to a boutique

Examples of 'upscale' in a sentence
upscale

Five-star deal: Florida has too many upscale hotel rooms and not enough upscale guests.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There are two upscale Mediterranean restaurants and the bedrooms are cool and contemporary, and all have balconies or terraces with sea views.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

Chinese translation of 'upscale'

upscale

(ˈʌpskeɪl) (US)

adj

  1. [product, hotel] 高档的 (gāodàng de)
    英 = upmarket

Nearby words of
upscale

  • uprising
  • uproar
  • ups and downs
  • upscale
  • upset
  • upside down
  • upstairs
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