| 单词 | highfalutin |
| 释义 | highfalutinWord family adjectivehigherhighermosthighishhighmosthighbloodedhigh-bornHigh Churchhigh-classhigh-endhighfalutinhigh-flownhigh-gradehigh-handedhigh-levelhigh-maintenancehigh-mindedhigh-octanehigh-pitchedhigh-poweredhigh-pressurehigh-pricedhigh-principledhigh-profilehigh-rankinghigh-risehigh-riskhigh-soundinghigh-speedhigh-spiritedhigh-techhigh-tensionhighwroughthighadverbhighlynounhighnesshighthighballhighbinderhighboyhighbrowhighbrowismhighchairhigh commandhigher educationhigher mathematicshigher-uphigh explosivehigh fidelityhigh fivehigh-flierhigh jinkshigh jumphighlandhighlanderhighlighthighlighterhighmanHigh Masshigh priesthigh priestesshigh reliefhighroadhigh schoolhigh seashigh seasonhigh tablehigh teahigh technologyhigh tidehigh treasonhigh-uphigh waterhighwayHighway Codehighwaymanhighway patrolhigh wireverbhightail high·fa·lu·tin /ˌhaɪfəˈluːtɪn◂ $ -tn◂/ adjectiveadj informal IMPRESShighfalutin language or behaviour seems silly although it is intended to be impressive – used to show disapproval 〔言行〕浮夸的，做作的〔含贬义〕 Examples from the Corpus highfalutin• Thus, when awards time arrives, the old inferiority complexes become a factor and decisions often go in vaguely highfalutin directions.• Despite all of the highfalutin gadgets, intelligence for the most part was extremely poor.• If you call that highfalutin management science, then I am a highfalutin management scientist.• I hate it when people use highfalutin' words when regular ones will do. (1800-1900) high + falutin, perhaps from fluting “making a high sound (as if) on the flute” |
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