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highfalutin [ˌhaɪfəˈlutn]

adj. 自大的,骄傲的; 冠冕堂皇;

例句:

  • This isn't highfalutin art-about-art. It's marvellous and adventurous stuff.
    这不是一件纯粹为艺术而艺术的华而不实的东西,而是进行了大胆创新的非凡作品。
  • If that sounds highfalutin, Moore is quick sometimes too quick to reassure us that he's a funnyman.
    来自THETIMES
  • 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.
  • You may think I am a little highfalutin.
    你们可能想我有点夸张.
  • His trademark voice-over is as highfalutin and half-jesting as his devotees would wish.
    来自NEWYORKER
  • This does not mean sounding like Prince Charles, abandoning a regional accent or using highfalutin literary language.
    来自THETIMES