high-sounding

英 [ˈhaɪ saʊndɪŋ]

美 [ˈhaɪ saʊndɪŋ]

adj.  夸张的; 高调的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 夸张的；高调的
  complicated and intended to sound important

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 听起来冠冕堂皇的;虚夸的
  You can usehigh-soundingto describe language and ideas which seem very grand and important, especially when you think they are not really important.
  1. ...high-sounding decrees designed to impress foreigners and attract foreign capital.
     意在打动外国人以吸引外资的华而不实的法令

英英释义

adj

• pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
  1. high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school
  2. a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution
  Synonym:high-flowninflated

双语例句

• High-sounding interpretation can be put upon them but because they are useful.
  听来很高调的阐释可以加诸其上，而是因为它们有用。
• I would like to, no one will answer so naive, so high-sounding reasons.
  我想，没有人会再回答出那么天真、那么冠冕堂皇的理由了。
• He tagged a high-sounding title to his name.
  他在自己的姓名前加上了一个显赫的头衔。
• -With your permission, my lord. He is fond of using high-sounding phrases.
  -请允许我说一句，大人他爱用夸大的词句。
• He is fond of using high-sounding phrases.
  他爱用夸大的词句。
• Jack filled his son with many high-sounding ideas about life.
  杰克给他儿子灌输了许多有关生活的思想都是唱高调。
• He still loves high-sounding phrases which may mean everything possible or nothing at all.
  他至今仍然喜欢那些包罗万象而又空洞无物的响亮词句。
• The media infringe upon those celebrities 'privacy for circulation and rating, but make the high-sounding excuse that the audience should know what has happened.
  媒体为发行量和收视率侵犯名人隐私，却又以受众的知情权作为冠冕堂皇的借口；
• Give him praise with the loud brass: give him praise with the high-sounding brass.
  用大响的钹赞美他，用高声的钹赞美他。
• The politician's speech was full of high-sounding words.
  这位政客的演说满是高谈阔论。