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

• I have knowledge of his wrath, says the lord, that it is nothing; his high-sounding words have done nothing.
  耶和华说，我知道他的忿怒是虚空的。他夸大的话一无所成。
• Many-a-times people have ended up using high-sounding words inappropriately only to face public embarrassment.
  很多时候在公众场合由于用词不当，最后只有直面尴尬。
• He is fond of using high-sounding phrases.
  他爱用夸大的词句。
• 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。
• Of course, these developers are talking about high-sounding manner to make contributions to urban construction.
  当然，这些开发者们谈论冠冕堂皇的方式作出贡献的城市建设。
• 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。
• 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。
• The politician's speech was full of high-sounding words.
  这位政客的演说满是高谈阔论。
• -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。
• The deployment of a high-sounding, honeyed, provocative methods to destroy humans'multifaceted nature involves contemporary culture's butchery.
  借以“创造生活”这个冠冕堂皇、美丽的动听、具有极其扇动方式来毁灭人性多重性，这就是当下文化的的屠杀。