high-sounding
英 [ˈhaɪ saʊndɪŋ]
美 [ˈhaɪ saʊndɪŋ]
adj. 夸张的; 高调的
牛津词典
adj.
- 夸张的;高调的
complicated and intended to sound important
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 听起来冠冕堂皇的;虚夸的
You can usehigh-soundingto describe language and ideas which seem very grand and important, especially when you think they are not really important.- ...high-sounding decrees designed to impress foreigners and attract foreign capital.
意在打动外国人以吸引外资的华而不实的法令
- ...high-sounding decrees designed to impress foreigners and attract foreign capital.
英英释义
adj
- pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
- high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school
- a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution
双语例句
- The deployment of a high-sounding, honeyed, provocative methods to destroy humans'multifaceted nature involves contemporary culture's butchery.
借以“创造生活”这个冠冕堂皇、美丽的动听、具有极其扇动方式来毁灭人性多重性,这就是当下文化的的屠杀。 - I would like to, no one will answer so naive, so high-sounding reasons.
我想,没有人会再回答出那么天真、那么冠冕堂皇的理由了。 - The politician's speech was full of high-sounding words.
这位政客的演说满是高谈阔论。 - -With your permission, my lord. He is fond of using high-sounding phrases.
-请允许我说一句,大人他爱用夸大的词句。 - He tagged a high-sounding title to his name.
他在自己的姓名前加上了一个显赫的头衔。 - Of course, these developers are talking about high-sounding manner to make contributions to urban construction.
当然,这些开发者们谈论冠冕堂皇的方式作出贡献的城市建设。 - The media infringe upon those celebrities 'privacy for circulation and rating, but make the high-sounding excuse that the audience should know what has happened.
媒体为发行量和收视率侵犯名人隐私,却又以受众的知情权作为冠冕堂皇的借口; - High-sounding interpretation can be put upon them but because they are useful.
听来很高调的阐释可以加诸其上,而是因为它们有用。 - He is fond of using high-sounding phrases.
他爱用夸大的词句。 - Give him praise with the loud brass: give him praise with the high-sounding brass.
用大响的钹赞美他,用高声的钹赞美他。