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, 骄傲的
同根派生
英汉例句
- You may think I am a little highfalutin.
你们可能想我有点夸张。 - 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。 - I think that the way you said is a little highfalutin.
我认为你说话的方式有点自大. - The president gave highfalutin reasons for denying direct federal assistance to the unemployed.
总统拒绝由联邦直接干预来帮助失业者，还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.
当你针对未受教育的人做广告，别用艰涩难懂的字眼。
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