high and mighty
短语a. 傲慢的, 高压的
发音
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词形变化
high and mighties
复数
high and mighties
higher and mightier
比较级
higher and mightier
highest and mightiest
more high and mighty
比较级
highest and mightiest
最高级
most high and mighty
最高级
释义与例句
n.
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1.
An arrogant or self-important person.
习语1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados My connection with these high-and-mighties ought to be purely professional, and so, in a manner, it is, but on the top of it I find myself drawn into a full-blooded, old haunted house mystery that takes me clean out of my depth.
adj.
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1.
Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.
比喻The high and mighty are to be found at the Fairlawn Country Club on pleasant afternoons.
Ever since she was placed in the gifted program, she's become so high and mighty that no one wants to be near her.
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2.
A courtesy title applied to members of the States General of the Dutch Republic.
历史