high-sounding
英 [ˈhaiˈsaundiŋ] 美 [ˈhaɪˈsaʊndɪŋ]

adj.

夸大的；夸张的；高调的；夸夸其谈的

英英释义

high-sounding[ 'hai'saundiŋ ]

• adj.pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)

  "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"

  同义词：high-flowninflated

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the set times and the laws.
   他必向至高者说夸大的话，必折磨至高者的圣民，必想改变节期和律法。
2. Celebrity designers crafted flight attendants' uniforms in colorful silks, psychedelic patterns and fitted dresses that sported hems as high as the times.
   名流设计师用彩色的丝绸面料设计乘务员的制服，产生迷幻效果的样式和合体的连衣裙，带着夸张的炫耀褶边。
3. In this poem of yours, you have not been trying to make a sounding piece of literature.
   你写这首诗的时候，并不想写一篇夸夸其谈的文学作品。

权威例句

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