中文翻译与英英解释

n.
社会地位高的人。

an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
同义词：very important person, VIP, dignitary, panjandrum, high muckamuck,

例句与用法

At bottom both were troubled and ashamed, for he was a high-up son of temperance .
他们俩内心都感到不安和惭愧，因为他是个有名的戒酒会会员。

As things are, are our classical english novels not often left to the honor of our high-up shelves ?
照现在的情况看来，我们的英国古典小说不是常常只荣幸地被束之高阁吗？