单词 | high-sounding |
释义 | high-sounding (once / 8788 pages) adj WORD FAMILY high-sounding USAGE EXAMPLESAnd if high-sounding talk did any good, we’d have overcome those deep problems long ago. Time(Jul 19, 2016) The elegantly written statement is full of high-sounding language about ethics, values and standards. Forbes(Dec 28, 2014) Oh, they couch it in all sorts of high-sounding words, but the results are the same. Forbes(Oct 21, 2014) adj pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution Syn high-flown, inflated pretentious making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction |
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