ADJ (在社会地位上)向上流动的,往上爬的 If you describe someone as upwardly mobile, you mean that they are moving, have moved, or are trying to move to a higher social position. (在社会地位上)向上流动的,往上爬的
The Party has been unable to attract upwardly mobile voters.
该党一直不能吸引那些追求更高社会地位的选民。
The upwardly mobile are people who are upwardly mobile.(在社会地位上)向上流动的人，往上爬的人
...the large detached houses of the upwardly mobile with their double garages and array of cars.