highfalutin

单词highfalutin

基本解释

adj.: 装模作样的；浮夸的；做作的
n.: 夸张的话
网络: 冠冕堂皇；大话；自大的

权威解释

• 装模作样的；浮夸的；做作的:

  trying to be serious or important, but in a way that often appears silly and unnecessary

英汉解释

• 夸张的言辞

• 夸张的话,大话

• 夸张的,夸大的

同义词

adj.affectedpretentiousgrandiosepompoushigh-flown

反义词

adj.down-to-earth

例句

• Also do not know who said that, say to eat nutritious, hey, I can always find this piece piggish highfalutin excuse.

  也不知谁说的，说这样吃有营养，嘿，反正总能为这张馋嘴找到冠冕堂皇的借口的。

• But whatever highfalutin" terms or techniques are used, the plumber and his boss both understand pipes and the messy risks in fixing them.

  但无论使用的术语或技术有多么夸张，管道工和他的老板都了解管道，清楚修理时可能碰到的麻烦。

• There are better, less highfalutin explanations.

  这里有更好的、不再冠冕堂皇的理由。

• I didn"t even speak until I was four. There"s a highfalutin name for this condition. Autism.

  我甚至知道四岁才开始说话，这种情况说夸张点，叫自闭症。

• the students responded, surprised and even hurt to think that managers are offended by their highfalutin opinions of themselves.

  学生们都很诧异，甚至感到自尊心受到伤害，不知道为什么他们的自我好评得不到企业经理们的认同。

• You may think I am a little highfalutin.

  你们可能想我有点夸张。

• I think that the way you said is a little highfalutin.

  我认为你说话的方式有点自大。