the automobile had become more than a machine; it was a status symbol as well.
汽车成了不仅是个机器的玩意儿。它还是社会地位的象征。
but spending money at the new cineplexes is a status symbol for many affluent urbanites, who are willing to pay ever-higher ticket prices.
但对于很多富足的城市人来说,在新建的电影院里花钱看电影是一种社会地位的象征,他们愿意支付日益升高的票价。
in fact, it's a status symbol among bachelors to have a great lounge/tv area.
事实上,有一个舒适的看电视的位置是众多的单身汉的共同标志。
they have also been a status symbol which is what pure breeds are today," he said.
如今纯种犬更是身份地位的象征。
the price of the sneakers is seen as a status symbol behind bars, the department spokesman said.
管教局发言人称,鞋子的价格在监狱中是一种地位的象征。
emerging markets are embracing them as well: in indonesia, blackberry handsets made by canada’s research in motion (rim) have become a status symbol among the country’s fast-growing middle class.
同样的,新兴市场体也在拥抱这些智能手机:在印度尼西亚,加拿大rim公司制造的黑莓手机已经在这个国家快速增长的中产阶级中成为地位的象征。