highfalutin
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌhaɪ.fəˈluː.tɪn]
- 美式音标 [ˌhaɪ.fəˈluː.t̬ɪn]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 自大的, 驕傲的
英汉例句
- You may think I am a little highfalutin.
你們可能想我有點誇張。 - 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.
我認爲你說話的方式有點自大. - The president gave highfalutin reasons for denying direct federal assistance to the unemployed.
縂統拒絕由聯邦直接乾預來幫助失業者，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.
儅你針對未受教育的人做廣告，別用艱澁難懂的字眼。
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