high-flown noun
high-flown 常修饰抽象名词，如 ideals, language, rhetoric。
He criticized the high-flown ideals of the proposal.
他批评了该提案中夸张的理想。
浮夸的；言过其实的
崇高的；高雅的；浮夸的辞藻；高度修饰的；高远的、夸张的、精致的；颇具野心的；夸张的
pretentiously eloquent; bombastic
浮夸的辞藻；高度修饰的
pretentiously eloquent; highly figurative
高远的、夸张的、精致的
lofty, extravagant, refined
His high-flown plans for the company never came to fruition.
他对公司那些夸张的计划从未实现。
用法提示：形容词修饰plans，表示计划空想不切实际。
The politician's high-flown promises sounded good but lacked substance.
那位政治家夸张的承诺听起来不错，但缺乏实质内容。
用法提示：形容词修饰promises，表示承诺夸大其词。
She has high-flown ideals about changing the world, but no concrete actions.
她对改变世界抱有夸张的理想，但没有具体行动。
用法提示：形容词修饰ideals，表示理想空想不切实际。
high-flown 常修饰抽象名词，如 ideals, language, rhetoric。
He criticized the high-flown ideals of the proposal.
他批评了该提案中夸张的理想。
Her speech was too high-flown for the audience.
她的演讲对观众来说过于夸张。
The plan sounds high-flown but lacks practicality.
这个计划听起来很夸张，但缺乏实用性。
grammar · medium
易错句子He always high-flowns his achievements.
正确表达He always uses high-flown language about his achievements.
High-flown 是形容词，不能作为动词使用。应使用 'uses high-flown language' 来表达夸张地谈论。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is a high-flown executive.
正确表达She is a high-flying executive.
High-flown 意为夸张的、空想的，用于描述语言或理想；而 high-flying 表示事业成功、有抱负的。这里应使用 high-flying。
grammar · medium
易错句子The high-flown of his speech annoyed me.
正确表达The high-flown language of his speech annoyed me.
High-flown 是形容词，不能直接用作名词。应加名词 'language'。
high-flown 强调夸张空想，high-sounding 强调虚夸不实，但后者更侧重语言的形式浮华
high-flown 指夸张做作，high-minded 指高尚正直，感情色彩截然不同
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