pompous

US [ˈpɑmpəs]
UK [ˈpɒmpəs]
  • adj.虚华的；言辞浮夸的
  • Web自大的；夸大的；自负的

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pompous
adj.
1.
虚华的；言辞浮夸的showing that you think you are more important than other people, especially by using long and formal words
a pompous official
自负的官员

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Definition:
AllAll,虚华的虚华的,言辞浮夸的言辞浮夸的,自大的自大的,夸大的夸大的,自负的自负的
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
From then the wolf walked with his shoulders open. As he became pompous, he thought of himself as the King of forest.
从那以后，那只狼总是打开膀子走路。他变得越来越自大，甚至觉得自己就是森林之王。
cóng nà yǐ hòu , nà zhī láng zǒng shì dǎ kāi bǎng zi zǒu lù 。 tā biàn de yuè lái yuè zì dà , shèn zhì jué de zì jǐ jiù shì sēn lín zhī wáng 。
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2.
He proceeded to help me to write in such a way that I couldn't be torn apart by my more pompous scientific colleagues.
他着手帮助我改进写作的表达方式，这样才不至于让这些文章被我那些傲慢的同事们撕掉。
tā zhuó shǒu bāng zhù wǒ gǎi jìn xiě zuò de biǎo dá fāng shì , zhè yàng cái bú zhì yú ràng zhè xiē wén zhāng bèi wǒ nà xiē ào màn de tóng shì men sī diào 。
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3.
He wished me well and said he expected me to become a disgustingly enthusiastic, pompous old alumnus.
他祝我一切顺利，并说他估计我会成为一名过分热忱的、爱炫耀的老校友。
tā zhù wǒ yí qiè shùn lì , bìng shuō tā gū jì wǒ huì chéng wéi yī míng guò fèn rè chén de 、 ài xuàn yào de lǎo xiào yǒu 。
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4.
That, it is not too pompous to say, would in the long run be a marvellous advance in the human condition.
可以好不浮夸的说，这将很长时期人类生存状况的一个了不起的进步。
kě yǐ hǎo bù fú kuā de shuō , zhè jiāng hěn cháng shí qī rén lèi shēng cún zhuàng kuàng de yī gè liǎo bu qǐ de jìn bù 。
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5.
Words of a fool, you mean. The Horde will destroy the undead without your aid, human, or that of the pompous king.
是白痴说的话才对。人类，部落不需要你的帮助，也不需要那个自大浮夸的国王就可以摧毁那些不死族。
shì bái chī shuō de huà cái duì 。 rén lèi , bù luò bù xū yào nǐ de bāng zhù , yě bù xū yào nà ge zì dà fú kuā de guó wáng jiù kě yǐ cuī huǐ nà xiē bù sǐ zú 。
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6.
How pompous some of the grand passages appeared; and how weak others were in which he thought he had expressed his full heart!
有些华丽的段落显得浮而不实，也有些段落软弱无力，可是他当时却认为，它们表达了他的整个心灵！
yǒu xiē huá lì de duàn luò xiǎn de fú ér bù shi , yě yǒu xiē duàn luò ruǎn ruò wú lì , kě shì tā dāng shí què rèn wéi , tā men biǎo dá le tā de zhěng gè xīn líng !
7.
The pompous baroness of this land gets her power from her wealth, and that wealth comes from her magical Gem Casket.
傲慢的男爵夫人利用她的财富，在这块土地上取得特权。她的财富都是从她的魔法宝石箱得到的。
ào màn de nán jué fū rén lì yòng tā de cái fù , zài zhè kuài tǔ dì shàng qǔ de tè quán 。 tā de cái fù dōu shì cóng tā de mó fǎ bǎo shí xiāng dé dào de 。
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8.
As he became pompous , he thought of himself as the king of forest.
它得意忘形，认为自己就是森林之王。
tā dé yì wàng xíng , rèn wéi zì jǐ jiù shì sēn lín zhī wáng 。
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9.
The Prime Minister out of office is seen, too often, to have been but a pompous rhetorician.
人们常常发现一位离了职的首相当年只不过是个大言不惭的演说家。
rén men cháng cháng fā xiàn yī wèi lí le zhí de shǒu xiàng dāng nián zhǐ bú guò shì gè dà yán bù cán de yǎn shuō jiā 。
10.
If what you write is stiff and pompous that's how you'll be perceived. The reader has no other choice.
如果你的作品生硬或夸大其辞，读者只好把你看成这样的人，他们别无选择。
rú guǒ nǐ de zuò pǐn shēng yìng huò kuā dà qí cí , dú zhě zhǐ hǎo bǎ nǐ kàn chéng zhè yàng de rén , tā men bié wú xuǎn zé 。
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