词汇 | high-sounding |
释义 | high-soundingWord family adjectivehigherhighermosthighishhighmosthighbloodedhigh-bornHigh Churchhigh-classhigh-endhighfalutinhigh-flownhigh-gradehigh-handedhigh-levelhigh-maintenancehigh-mindedhigh-octanehigh-pitchedhigh-poweredhigh-pressurehigh-pricedhigh-principledhigh-profilehigh-rankinghigh-risehigh-riskhigh-soundinghigh-speedhigh-spiritedhigh-techhigh-tensionhighwroughthighadverbhighlynounhighnesshighthighballhighbinderhighboyhighbrowhighbrowismhighchairhigh commandhigher educationhigher mathematicshigher-uphigh explosivehigh fidelityhigh fivehigh-flierhigh jinkshigh jumphighlandhighlanderhighlighthighlighterhighmanHigh Masshigh priesthigh priestesshigh reliefhighroadhigh schoolhigh seashigh seasonhigh tablehigh teahigh technologyhigh tidehigh treasonhigh-uphigh waterhighwayHighway Codehighwaymanhighway patrolhigh wireverbhightail ˌhigh-ˈsounding adjectiveadj [only before noun] PRETENDhigh-sounding statements, principles etc seem very impressive but are often insincere 〔言辞、准则等〕华而不实的,虚夸的 Examples from the Corpus high-sounding• The elaborately staged conferences have acquired a reputation for issuing high-sounding communiques urging remedial economic or monetary action.• Quigly, Willis and Frome - it would have formed a sufficiently high-sounding trio of names to grace a solicitors' firm.• It was also due to a barbaric delight in high-sounding verbiage, and probably this was the most powerful reason for its use. |
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