highfalutin
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?ha?.f??lu?.t?n]
- 美式音標 [?ha?.f??lu?.t??n]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- 自大的, 驕傲的
英漢例句
- You may think I am a little highfalutin.
你們可能想我有點夸張。 - Her parents, if not downright folksy, were hardly highfalutin.
她的父母，說不上十分隨和，但也不傲慢。 - I think that the way you said is a little highfalutin.
我認為你說話的方式有點自大. - The president gave highfalutin reasons for denying direct federal assistance to the unemployed.
總統(tǒng)拒絕由聯(lián)邦直接干預來幫助失業(yè)者，還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.
當你針對未受教育的人做廣告，別用艱澀難懂的字眼。
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