upscale的意思|upscale的解释-里氏词典

upscale ['ʌpskeil]

a. 高标度端的
ad. 偏向高刻度地

upscale

[ adj ]
appropriate for people with good incomes
<adj.all>
an upscale neighborhoodan upscale motel

Upscale \Up"scale\, a.
1. relating to, or characteristic of, affluent people or
people in the upper social classes.
[PJC]

2. expensive or of high quality.
[PJC]

Chrysler is striking back in part with an upscale version of its vans.
The test car, an upscale XR2 turbo, seemed at ease in many sport maneuvers as well as on leisurely Sunday drives.
AT&T, which first tried its hand at production with radio's "The Telephone Hour" in the 1940s, rediscovered the format for network television while searching for a way to reach an upscale audience that would buy its business products.
The Vogue audience, he believes, is probably too upscale for Sears.
Welcome to the upscale McDonald's _ where the humble Big Mac is served in a veritable temple, featuring a uniformed doorman, a pianist performing on a black baby grand, and even an electronic ticker for brokers bingeing on junk bonds and junk food.
"We want to make editorial changes that drive the product upscale," said Larry Burke, whose brash entrepreneurship pushed the magazine through various formats since 1976.
In 1989 he represented Ego Brown, who started several upscale shoeshine stands in Washington only to be told that a 1905 regulation in the city barred outdoor stands.
Ann Taylor, which operates 114 upscale clothing stores, had 1987 sales of $249 million.
Later in the year, Buick moves further upscale with the Park Avenue Ultra.
But the local puffery irritated Lorraine Hanlon, a Penney real-estate project manager who lives in an upscale New Jersey suburb.
Nordstrom Inc., which operates nearly two dozen upscale department stores throughout California, has agreed to pay a $200,000 fine and penalties to settle a false advertising lawsuit.
Hippocrates, which won a National Magazine Award for general excellence in its first year, aims at an upscale sophisticated audience interested in maintaining or improving personal or family health.
Holiday Inn also has been squeezed into a precarious pricing position, in which it is being attacked from above by discounting and promotions at more upscale chains, and from below by rate-cutting discount hotels.
Although its trademark has been upscale women's apparel, its Christmas mail order catalog featured whimsical "his and her gifts," such as exotic airplanes.
Aggressive discounters have moved upscale a bit to take advantage of demographic changes, but Zayre has steadfastly remained downscale.
Asked about exit polls following February's Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary that showed his white supporters were mostly upscale and well-educated rather than the working class he is appealing to, Jackson said: "That is changing.
Compacts and mid-sized cars gain popularity as baby boomers graduate to more upscale vehicles.
Increasingly upscale housing stock means renters will find it as difficult as ever to become homeowners.
Honda's upscale Acura line slipped to fifth in 1988 from second in 1987.
The Union is scheduled to meet at the upscale Hotel San Rafael in this South Atlantic resort through Saturday.
The barns of Vermont are part of its history, say preservationists critical of companies that are dismantling the familiar structures, moving them and reassembling the frames for upscale housing.
Nordstrom, an upscale department store retailer with a near-legendary reputation for customer service, has been embroiled in a bitter fight with the UFCW over labor relations and pay practices.
It has led to the Acura Legend and to the new Honda Concerto model, an upscale compact aimed at young families, which Honda recently launched in Japan.
So it is offering upscale options like gold overlays or encrusted jewels on bronze mummiforms (body-shaped caskets), costing $100,000 and more.
Avon Products Inc., continuing its focus on upscale perfumes, said it agreed to buy closely held Parfums Stern for $160 million.
The strategy is to move deeper into trucks, including Jeeps and minivans, and go upscale in cars.
Trendy upscale fashions and eye-catching designer collections traditionally have been deemed better lures for shoppers.
Mr. Kume himself visited Honda's headquarters in Tokyo's upscale Aoyama district.
I assumed it was safe," says a victim of a sexual assault at an upscale mall.
For example, a new magazine aimed at upscale car owners, Automobile, fell short of its advertising projections in its first six months of operation and is likely to face continued pressure.

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