whippersnappers

英 [ˈwɪpəˌsnæpəz] 美

n.  狂妄小子
whippersnapper的复数

柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 自以为是的人;妄自尊大的人
    If you refer to a young person as a whippersnapper, you disapprove of them because you think that they are behaving more confidently than they should.
    1. ...this bunch of irresponsible young whippersnappers.
      这群不负责任自以为是的年轻人
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  1. These young whippersnappers, who do they think they are?
    这些傲慢的小年青们自以为他们是什么？
  2. But even insisting that banks become smaller on a relative basis as the sector grows would stifle loan growth from the big boys while allowing the whippersnappers to go for broke.
    但即便只是要求银行在行业壮大时缩小相对规模，也会遏制大银行的放贷，而让那些妄自尊大的小机构孤注一掷。
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