Dictionary entry

high-and-mighty

/ˈhaiəndˈmaiti/

adjective

傲慢的，高压的

核心释义

offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

1.
傲慢的；高压的
s offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

傲慢的；高压的

Ever since she got promoted, she's become so high-and-mighty that she won't even talk to her old friends.

自从她升职后，她变得如此傲慢，甚至不愿和老朋友说话了。

用法提示：形容词 high-and-mighty 表示傲慢自大，用于描述人因地位提升而变得目中无人。

The manager's high-and-mighty attitude made everyone in the office uncomfortable.

经理傲慢的态度让办公室里的每个人都不舒服。

用法提示：形容词 high-and-mighty 修饰 attitude，指高压傲慢的态度。

I can't stand his high-and-mighty tone when he talks about his achievements.

我受不了他谈论自己成就时那种傲慢的语气。

用法提示：形容词 high-and-mighty 修饰 tone，表示自以为高人一等的语气。

She was so high-and-mighty that nobody wanted to work with her.

她如此傲慢，没人愿意和她一起工作。