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high-flown是什么意思

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high-flown 是什么意思

中文翻译与英英解释

adj.
1.好高鹜远的;高超的。
2.夸张的。
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"
同义词:exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded,

pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
同义词:high-sounding, inflated,

例句与用法

1.For the next two days carrie indulged in the most high-flown speculations .
随后的两天里,嘉利沉入了非非的幻想。

2.Don't be scared of the high-flown language of economists and cabinet ministers .
不要被经济学家和内阁大臣们的高谈阔论所吓倒。

3.The old lady relieves the high-flown benevolence of her husband with a good deal of spirit .
这位老太太非常热心地接替她的丈夫做的善事,非常了不起。

 
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