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单词 status symbol
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status symbol
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsteɪ.təs ˌsɪm.bəl/us
/ˈsteɪ.t̬əs ˌsɪm.bəl/
a thing thatpeoplewantto have because theythinkotherpeoplewilladmirethem if they have it:
地位的象征；身份的象征
Amongyoungpeople, thisbrandofdesignerclothingis theultimatestatussymbol.在年轻人当中，这种名牌服装是最高的身份象征。
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(Definition ofstatus symbolfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

status symbol| American Dictionary

status symbol
noun[C]
us
/ˈsteɪ·t̬əs ˌsɪm·bəl,ˈstæt̬·əs/
something thatpeoplewantto have or do because theythinkotherpeoplewillrespectoradmirethem for it:
Thenewestof theseelectronicgamingsystemsare thelateststatus symbols amongteenagers.
(Definition ofstatus symbolfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

status symbol| Business English

status symbol
noun[C]
uk
us
something that you own that youthinkshowshowimportantorrichyou are:
A PA is astatussymbolinbusinesslife.
(Definition ofstatus symbolfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstatus symbol

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Language can be as much a trend andstatussymbolas clothing or cars, and slang has exactly that sort of social power and meaning.
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The portrait is originally displayed as his father's proudeststatussymbol.
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When men of letters and officials smoked, opium was cultured and astatussymbol, but when the lower classes began to lie down, opium became degrading and ultimately criminal.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A family heirloom or a newly acquired piano functioned as bothstatussymboland insurance policy, available as collateral to borrow money for other markers of class respectability.
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They are related to astatussymbolcompetition with allies.
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They want to achieve a sort ofstatussymbol.
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That is onestatussymbolat which nobody will cavil.
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It is very often novelty or even astatussymbol.
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It is not merely a matter of establishing astatussymbolfor those who practise pharmacy, or of suggesting that chemists are a lesser breed.
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Having an office to oneself in this build mg is now regarded as something of astatussymbol.
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Perhaps it is for those who are insecure and have sufficient money to spare, who will buy this car as astatussymbol.
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This raises an important matter, because people are buying ferocious animals for no other reason than as astatussymbol.
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It is foolish for people to have many credit cards just because they are often regarded as astatussymbol.
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They are often secretaries, typists and hostesses, as well as being wives and astatussymbolfor their professional husbands.
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The jet aircraft has become astatussymbol.
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