high and mighty

英 [haɪ ənd ˈmaɪti]

美 [haɪ ənd ˈmaɪti]

adj.  盛气凌人的; 高傲的; 不可一世的

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 盛气凌人的;高傲的;不可一世的
  If you describe someone ashigh and mighty, you disapprove of them because they consider themselves to be very important and are confident that they are always right.
  1. I think you're a bit too high and mighty yourself.
     我认为你自己就有些过于盛气凌人。
  2. The high and mightyare people who are high and mighty.
     盛气凌人者;高傲的人;大人物
  3. The press mogul befriended the high and mighty in Britain.
     这位报界大亨和英国的显贵达人们交情甚好。

双语例句

• The entire metropolitan center possessed a high and mighty air calculated to overawe and abash the common applicant.
  整个市中心区有著一种高傲的神气，好像故意要让一些前来寻找职业的普通人感到惶恐不安。
• Yes, everyone loves the scandal, no matter how big or small, after all, what could be more entertaining, than watching the downfall of the high and mighty?
  每个人都喜欢丑闻，或大或小。毕竟，有什么比看到别人从高峰跌倒低谷更令人愉快呢？
• There's no need to be so high and mighty about it!
  在这件事上没有必要那样盛气凌人！
• Of your high and mighty noble talk, big words.
  你那些高尚的大话。
• You go and show her a thing or two, bring her down a peg and see if she can still be so high and mighty.
  你去给她点脸色看，让她下不了台，看她还能神气活现？
• Mr "high and mighty" is gonna rob his boss?
  这位正人君子先生居然要抢劫他的老板？
• He acts so high and mighty; I despise him!
  他那么趾高气扬，我真瞧不起他！
• There's no need to be/ get so high and mighty with me! Don't lord it over your friends.
  用不着对我摆架子！不要对你的朋友摆威风。
• They talked high and mighty.
  他们说起话来神气活现。
• Mister high and mighty master control.
  强大的主控制先生。