贰靶汉英词典

pontificating

P 开头单词

基本解释

  • v.武断地或自封为权威地谈论某事物
  • n.(教皇的)职位或任期

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英汉例句

    用作动词 (v.)

  • Politicians like to pontificate the reason about falling standards.
    政治家喜欢自大地表示下降标准的原因。
  • He sat there pontificating about the legal system although it was clear that he knew very little about it.
    他坐在那儿发表他对法制的高论，虽然他对此一窍不通。

    • 用作名词 (n.)

  • His was the second-longest pontificate.
    他任职教宗时间是第二长的。
  • The central meaning of his pontificate is to restore papal authority
    他任职教皇的中心意图就是要恢复教皇权力