highfalutin

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˌhaɪ.fəˈluː.tɪn]
• 美式音标 [ˌhaɪ.fəˈluː.t̬ɪn]
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基本解释

• 自大的, 骄傲的

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英汉例句

• You may think I am a little highfalutin.
  你们可能想我有点夸张。
• Her parents, if not downright folksy, were hardly highfalutin.
  她的父母，说不上十分随和，但也不傲慢。
• I think that the way you said is a little highfalutin.
  我认为你说话的方式有点自大.
• The president gave highfalutin reasons for denying direct federal assistance to the unemployed.
  总统拒绝由联邦直接干预来帮助失业者，还找了一堆冠冕堂皇的理由。
• It is a mistake to use highfalutin language when you advertise to uneducated people.
  当你针对未受教育的人做广告，别用艰涩难懂的字眼。

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剑桥英英字典

• trying to seem very important or serious, but without having a good reason for doing so and looking silly as a result

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