pompous

英 [ˈpɒmpəs]

美 [ˈpɑːmpəs]

adj.  虚华的; 言辞浮夸的

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11603 / COCA.17023

牛津词典

adj.

• 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
  1. a pompous official
     自负的官员

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 自负的；自命不凡的
  If you describe someone aspompous, you mean that they behave or speak in a very serious way because they think they are more important than they really are.
  1. He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities.
     他有点自大，自视甚高。
• ADJ-GRADED 盛大的；壮观的
  Apompousbuilding or ceremony is very grand and elaborate.
  1. The service was grand without being pompous.
     仪式场面宏大，却不浮华。

双语例句

• It may sound pompous, he said, but I'd rather die standing than live on my knees.
  听起来或许很傲慢，但是我宁愿站着死也不愿意跪着活。
• What a load of pompous, pseudo-intellectual rot
  真是自命不凡的伪知识分子的一派胡言！
• Shut up, he told himself. you're getting awfully pompous.
  住口，他对自己说。你变得夸夸其谈了。
• The service was grand without being pompous.
  仪式场面宏大，却不浮华。
• He sounded pompous and faggy to them.
  他们都觉得他像个爱炫耀的娘娘腔。
• He was generally disliked and regarded as a pompous ass.
  他常不招人待见，而且被看作是个自负的大傻帽儿。
• He came over well — perhaps a little pompous, but nevertheless honest and straightforward.
  他给人的印象很好，可能显得有点自大，不过还是很诚实和直率。
• He is a good man underneath his pompous appearance.
  他外表虽傲慢，其实是个好人。
• You could become pompous or mystical when you are in over your head.
  当你沉浸在自己的世界里是会变成自负的或神秘的。
• Anything I say now is bound to sound pompous.
  现在我说的任何话听起来一定是很浮夸的。