Word
high-flown
adjective
浮夸的；言过其实的
核心释义
pretentiously eloquent; bombastic
- 1.
浮夸的辞藻；高度修饰的
pretentiously eloquent; highly figurative
- 2.
高远的、夸张的、精致的
lofty, extravagant, refined
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
用法In use
His high-flown plans for the company never came to fruition.
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.
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.
用法提示：形容词修饰ideals，表示理想空想不切实际。
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。
be high-flown
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- high-sounding
- 唱高调的，虚夸的 · 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-minded
- 高尚的，有崇高理想的 · high-flown 指夸张做作，high-minded 指高尚正直，感情色彩截然不同
词族Word family
- high-flownness
- 浮夸；言过其实 · noun
- high-flownly
- 浮夸地；好高骛远地 · adverb
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于描述语言或理想，含贬义。
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