pontificating is pontificate's Present Participle

pontificate

US [pɑnˈtɪfɪˌkeɪt]
UK [pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪt]
  • v.以主教身份执行(仪式)；装作绝对正确的样子；发表武断的意见
  • n.教皇[主教,高僧]的职位[任期]
  • Web自大武断地做或说；教皇的职位；武断地说
Simple Present：pontificates  Present Participle：pontificating  Past Tense：pontificated  

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Web Definition

n.
1.
教皇[主教,高僧]的职位[任期]
v.
1.
以主教身份执行(仪式)
2.
装作绝对正确的样子;发表武断的意见

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,以主教身份执行以主教身份执行,装作绝对正确的样子装作绝对正确的样子,发表武断的意见发表武断的意见,教皇[主教,高僧]的职位[任期]教皇[主教,高僧]的职位[任期],自大武断地做或说自大武断地做或说,教皇的职位教皇的职位,武断地说武断地说
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1.
I have to go, my Valentine is about to knock me off my feet by pontificating out a song.
我得走了。我的情人要给我写一首歌儿，准备让我大吃一惊。
wǒ děi zǒu le 。 wǒ de qíng rén yào gěi wǒ xiě yī shǒu gē er , zhǔn bèi ràng wǒ dà chī yì jīng 。
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2.
He sat there pontificating about the legal system although it was clear that he knew very little.
他坐在那儿发表他对法制的高论，虽然他对此一窍不通。
tā zuò zài nà er fā biǎo tā duì fǎ zhì de gāo lùn , suī rán tā duì cǐ yí qiào bù tōng 。
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3.
Even the pontificating of Republican non-Romney of the Month, Newt Gingrich is irrelevant.
甚至连非罗姆尼共和党总统竞选人纽特·金里奇于本月发布的武断言辞也无关紧要。
shèn zhì lián fēi luó mǔ ní gòng hé dǎng zǒng tǒng jìng xuǎn rén niǔ tè · jīn lǐ qí yú běn yuè fā bù de wǔ duàn yán cí yě wú guān jǐn yào 。
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4.
Yes, it's about authority, but not about being a pontificating guru who can never admit any weakness.
是的，这是有关权力，但不能成为一个自命不凡大师谁不能承认任何弱点。
shì de , zhè shì yǒu guān quán lì , dàn bù néng chéng wéi yī gè zì mìng bù fán dà shī shuí bù néng chéng rèn rèn hé ruò diǎn 。
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5.
When investment bankers start pontificating on Hong Kong's housing and income inequality problems, you know it's a serious problem.
当投资银行家都开始以权威身份谈论香港的住房和收入不平等问题时，你就知道问题有多严重了。
dāng tóu zī yín háng jiā dōu kāi shǐ yǐ quán wēi shēn fèn tán lùn xiāng gǎng de zhù fáng hé shōu rù bù píng děng wèn tí shí , nǐ jiù zhī dào wèn tí yǒu duō yán zhòng le 。
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