释义 |
high-flownˌhigh-ˈflown adjective - Clark never developed high-flown ideas about saving the world.
- And Jack, her husband, had had some high-flown notion of dedicating the lad to the cause.
- Besides, none of them had any sense of humour and I ruined many a high-flown discussion by making jokes.
- I should know by now that heavy drinkers are awfully fond of high-flown rationalisations for any brief spell of abstinence.
- Such a description might sound high-flown for a small, transitory occasion.
high-flown language sounds impressive but does not have much real meaning |