overweening

[ˌəʊvə'wiːnɪŋ]     [ˌoʊvər'wiːnɪŋ]    
  • adj. 自负的;过分的
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overweening的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:

详尽释义

adj. (形容词)
  1. (过分)自负的
  2. 过分的
  3. 傲慢的
  4. 骄傲的
  5. 过于自信的
  6. 夸大了的
  7. 自以为了不起的
  8. 自负
  9. 傲慢
  10. 不合理的
  11. 过火的

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings;

    "extravagant praise"
    "exuberant compliments"
    "overweening ambition"
    "overweening greed"

  2. presumptuously arrogant;

    "had a witty but overweening manner"
    "no idea how overweening he would be"
    "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"

overweening的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)
  1. The overweening enemy will soon learn this to his cost.
    关于这一点,傲视一切敌人不久就要得到惨痛的教训。
  2. He was overweening and displayed his slight skill before an expert on a public occasion.
    他目中无人,在大庭广众之下班门弄斧。
  3. Throughout her life she has hidden her insecurities behind a facade of, at times, overweening self-confidence.
    在她一生中,她常常靠摆出泰然自若的样子,来掩饰内心的犹豫不定。

经典引文

  • The overweening cleverboots whom the critics have insufficiently chastised.

    出自:Times Literary Supplement

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