overweening
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英 [ˌəʊvəˈwi:nɪŋ]
美 [ˌoʊvərˈwinɪŋ]
是什么意思
自负的;过分的,不合理的;惟我独尊;
英英释义
overweening[ 'əuvə'wi:niŋ ]
- adj.
- unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
"overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
同义词:excessiveextravagantexuberant
- presumptuously arrogant
"had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"
同义词:uppity
- unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
学习怎么用
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。
权威例句
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