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

• Incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists.
  专门人员使用的不可理解的或者炫耀的行话。
• 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。
• 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。
• He's a real gentleman, if a little pompous at times.
  他可是个正人君子，虽然有时略显得傲慢了些。
• My pompous British teacher says all Americans are stupid.
  我那个自大的英国老师说所美国人都很愚蠢。
• 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 harsh man, at once pompous and officious.
  他是个严酷的人，既自负又爱管闲事。
• Pompous or bombastic speech or expression. The characters in this novel are rather overdrawn.
  夸张，大言不惭虚夸的或浮夸的话语或表述这本小说中的人物描写得有些夸张。
• The Prime Minister out of office is seen, too often, to have been but a pompous rhetorician.
  人们常常发现一位离了职的首相当年只不过是个大言不惭的演说家。
• It's a pompous shack, just like him.
  有点华而不实，和他一样。